Harry's abilities (normal or otherwise)

[Keith Fraser]

No: HPFGUIDX 10596

--- In HPforGrownups at egroups.com, "Melissa Daily" <melssa99 at h...> 
wrote:
> Keith wrote:
> 
> >
> >Why isn't Harry, son of two of the best students at Hogwarts, one 
of
> >whom managed to become an Animagus at age 15, a better wizard?
> >Academically he seems a fairly ordinary Joe, certainly compared to
> >Hermione, even if he is extremely brave and brilliant at Quidditch.
> >
> 
> I think he excels at certain things.  He was able to conjure up an 
excellent 
> patronus even though that is beyond OWLs.  And he also good at 
other Defense 
> Against the Dark Arts. He is getting better at Charms with each 
book, he 
> seems to be competent enouch in herbology. And as for the rest, 
Prof. Binns 
> could put anyone to sleep, Harry performs well with magical 
creatures (i.e. 
> first time he met a hippogriff), and he does well in herbology.  
The others 
> are Divination with professor Trelawney, and she just seems to 
spend all of 
> their classes predicting Harry's death.  As for Potions, he doesn't 
stand a 
> chance at fairness.
> 
> Melissa
I'd forgotten about the Patronus (thank you to all the people who 
reminded me)...actually, Harry's main skill seems to be resisting 
evil - viz. his ability to hold off the Imperius Curse.

Keith