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   On Sat, 24 Sep 2011 10:51:15 -0400, Wilford Dumont wrote:   
      
   > On Sat, 24 Sep 2011 10:47:43 -0400, MU wrote:   
      
   >> Do you mean strictly from the standpoint HP following the alchemical   
   >> experimentation to end with a PS?   
   >   
   > Yes. If HP is an alchemical story then why does HP not find the PS in   
   > Book 7?   
      
   It's a story with alchemical symbolism *not* a story of an alchemist.   
   Rowling preconceived the narrative line. In your terms, it begins with   
   the ending and ends with the beginning. That's her prerogative.   
      
   Keep in mind /who/ the PS is, the second timeline, the inside narrative.   
      
   It is Harry.   
      
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