Harry acted selflessly for the people he loved, even in the abstract (“Hogwarts”), here and now–not merely as an outgrowth of a better nature but as a terrible moment of choice. The point is that he chose another way: unlike Voldemort, who only valued power, and unlike Snape, who only managed to honour Lily’s friendship after she was already dead. He could have gone after greatness and power he has that potential in him, as the Hat saw. Little eleven-year-old Harry who pored over his new books and wanted to learn curses for Dudley and longed to prove himself could have turned out very differently. He leaves friends willing to fight with him and for him, as he would for them.īut this is not an inevitability. He recognizes what’s going on in Narcissa Malfoy’s head when she asks about Draco and seizes his opportunity. He deliberately exchanges his life for the people of Hogwarts. It’s because, in the end, he chooses friendship and family, and not just his own. But it’s not because he’s an incorruptibly pure hero with an unprecedented fountain of love in his heart. ![]() But he chooses not to.Īnd I think a lot of the “the special thing about Harry is that he’s not really gifted at anything! he just has LOVE!” overlooks that? Harry’s ability to love, to accept love, to understand others’ love for the people in their own lives, is incredibly important, yes. There are times that he seems alarmingly near that point. Harry is perfectly capable of becoming a terrifying Dark Wizard. (And he’s pretty good at everything else, esp Charms.) Not just defending from them. It’s not that Harry learns some useful spells.
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