A Study into the Actual and Metaphysical Effects of Natural Death, with Particular Regard to the Reintegration of Essence and Matter
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Author: Bertrand de Pensées-Profundes
Publisher: not known
Source book: The Tales of Beedle the Bard by JK Rowling
A Study into the Actual and Metaphysical Effects of Natural Death, with Particular Regard to the Reintegration of Essence and Matter is a highly regarded and very celebrated book on the subject of reversing death. You know, ‘bringing people back to life’ as we ordinary people say. The book was written by the eminent philosopher wizard, Bertrand de Pensées-Profundes, who sounds French to me.
Apparently Albus Dumbledore mentions the book in his notes on Rabbitty Babbitty and her Cackling Stump, in his copy of The Tales of Beedle the Bard. I am sorry (no I’m absolutely not) but I cannot take the simply ghastly sounding Rabbitty Babbitty and her Cackling Stump remotely seriously. I grew up reading Andrew Lang’s wonderful fairy books, my favourite was The Lilac Fairy Book, and I would never have read any story with a name as stupid as Rabbitty Babbitty. Ugh!
However, I would very much like to know why Dumbledore would write a note about or referring to A Study into the Actual and Metaphysical Effects off Natural Death, with Particular Regard to the Reintegration of Essence and Matter in his copy of The Tales of Beedle the Bard. Frankly the juxtaposition of metaphysical effects of death, and the ridiculously foolish sounding Rabbitty Babbitty, makes no sense at all. Dumbledore always had his reasons, but even so.
So let’s pay no attention to any of this nonsense, and wonder if JK Rowling is a fan of The Higher Common Sense, and The Pensées of the Abbé Fausse-Maigre which feature in Cold Comfort Farm? I think she might be. I imagine that Bertrand de Pensées-Profundes might be of the same school of thought as the Abbé?
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