Harry Potter Character Sketch - Part 3 of 3

[joym999 at aol.com]

No: HPFGUIDX 17110

Obviously, there is a lot more I could say about Harry's friendships 
and other relationships, but this is already too long and several 
days late, so I'll just add something about his rival, Draco Malfoy.  
Draco is, of course, a Nasty Little Nazi and the bane of Harry's 
existence.  However, if anyone is keeping score, I think that Harry 
usually bests Draco.  There is at least one scene in each book where 
Draco gets majorly humiliated by Harry.  For example, in PS/SS, the 
scene where Harry receives the Nimbus 2000 and Draco complains to 
Flitwick.  In GoF, there is the ferret incident, and scene on the 
train where Harry, Hermione, Ron, Fred and George all put hexes on 
Malfoy & his goons.  In PoA, Slytherin loses the Quidditch Cup.  I'm 
sure there's a major defeat for Draco Malfoy in CoS, too, but I'm too 
sleepy to find it so I'll just add a few questions and end here.

Questions

1.  The primary question about Harry, which we have discussed a 
million times, is WHY does Voldemort want to kill him?  And why did 
he kill James and Lily, for that matter?

2.  What was Professor Trelawney's first correct prediction?  Was it 
about Harry?  More importantly, was it that only Harry could kill 
Voldemort?  Or that Harry would lead the fight against Voldy, or that 
only Harry could do something that would lead to Voldy's defeat?  Or 
that only a child born to the Potters could defeat Voldy?  WHAT WAS 
IT?  (Yes, I know this has been discussed to death)

3.  Will Harry's life end in tragedy or will he live happily ever 
after?  Is there a reasonable argument for either, i.e. has JKR 
indicated in any way how Harry will end up?

4.  Why the hell did the Dursleys take Harry in, anyway?  Did they 
feel obligated to beat the magic out of him?  Was Petunia even upset 
when she heard that her sister died?  Were they threatened (or 
charmed) by Dumbledore?

5.  Probably the most popular question about Harry Potter is – Who 
will he fall in love with?  Will it be Cho Chang, Hermione, Ginny, or 
someone else?  This has already been discussed to death, but I'm sure 
the Shipping Contingent wants to discuss it some more.  Knock 
yourselves out.

6.  What does the fact that Harry has chosen the fun-loving Ron and 
the bookish Hermione as his two best friends say about Harry's 
personality?

7.  Why is Harry such a good Quidditch player?  How come he knows how 
to fly a broomstick without even being taught?  Does it have 
something to do with his past?  Isn't it a bit much that Harry is not 
only the only one to have ever defeated Voldemort AND a natural-born 
Quidditch superstar?


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  "How come the Muggles don't hear the bus?" said Harry.
  "Them!" said Stan contemptuously.  "Don't listen properly, do 
they?  Don't look properly either.  Never notice nuffink, they don'."

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