[HPforGrownups] Re: Harry Character Sketch

[Morag Traynor]

No: HPFGUIDX 17332

Sarah wrote:


>I have to disagree with this.  Yes, Harry has been
>lucky several times.  Doesn't mean that his powers
>rival Voldy's, or that they ever will for that matter.
>  In fact, IMO, most of Harry's successes were more out
>of stregnth of character than out of stregnth of his
>actual powers.  Or, in some cases, out of the stregnth
>of his mother's love for him, which was really, as far
>as we know, the only reason he "defeated" Voldemort in
>the first place.  IMO, one of the best things about
>Harry is that he's really very average.  Other than
>his outstanding Quidditch talents and a natural
>ability with DATDA, he really isn't super-powerful or
>anything.  He just has many fine attributes and a bit
>of luck.  ;)

I have to disagree with your disagreement *g*  There are several indications 
that Harry will be an exceptional wizard, (though he may have a long way to 
go) as well as having great strength of character.  There was pulling 
Gryffindor's sword out of the hat, for instance, and Lupin's comments that 
he was doing very well on the patronus for a 13 year old, *before* he 
produced his best effort.  I suppose you could put his resistance to the 
Imperius curse (the only one in his class who was able to) down to strength 
of character, but I think the distinction is blurred here.  (Aren't all the 
most powerful wizards, V included, those with great strength of character?)  
And his father, described as brilliant, was precocious in becoming an 
animagus.

I also don't believe his mother's love was the only thing that enabled him 
to defeat Voldemort - *all* mothers love their babies, so there's nothing 
particularly unusual there.  Otherwise, a witch or wizard of any age, with a 
mother living, could have enjoyed the same protection.
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