Harry's curiosity/ambiguity

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I think Harry does have an innate curiousity, but generally is trying 
to get by.  JKR said somewhere (I'm sorry I can't remember where) 
that Harry was just trying to get by.  His general attitude still 
seems that he was thrown in and is still learning to swim.  At least, 
that's the form the first three books took.  Book four really was a 
keystone, and I think in a way Harry's starting to turn the corner to 
curiosity.  He has now confronted his fame, and seen consequences of 
his actions on others.  I think we will see more curiosoity in V.

Finishing the JKR quote, she also said something along the lines of 
Hermione covered for her inadequacies through studying, and Ron's 
attitude was much like Harry's--instead of intimidated by his fate, 
by his brothers' accomplishments.  A small little group of misfits?