[HPforGrownups] Digest Number 2066

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No: HPFGUIDX 42958


Melody wrote: I have a question from POA and was wondering if anyone else found this
ponderable.

In the Shrieking Shack before Lupin arrived, Harry, Ron, and Hermione
struggled and fought Black off and tackled him to the ground.  Harry
then stood above Black with his wand raised to "kill" Sirius.  Now how
was it possible for Harry to kill Black with his wand when Harry did
not even learn of the words that brought the killing spell about until
Moody's class in GOF?  Even then Moody said that the whole class was
too young to cause any real damage to anyone.  So, how was Harry going
to kill Black?  Wouldn't Black realize that, well maybe not since he
was overpowered by three thriteen-year-olds?  How could a skinny
little Harry Potter kill large, though still skinny, ans older Black?

Thought I'd throw that one out.  Not sure if ya'll had discussed it
before.

I think that it was simply a scene meant to convey just how much hate an fear and all the stuff a thirteen year old kid might feel given the life that Harry's had.  Though it is true he did not learn the AK to kill anyone until much later, but he also knew from past experience (with Dudley) that he had only to think very hard and concentrate very hard on a certain situation, and "things" just happened.  That nothing really happened to Sirius, despite all of Harry's "concentration" and wanting to "kill" him, he was standing over him with a lot of mixed feelings and emotion--and what if "gasp" what Sirius was saying "WAS true, and..." It would seem that yes, Black would realize it --that Harry would not be able to really "kill" him but he was in a weakened state, and though not really afraid" if I remember correctly--Black pulled an expelliarmus, just in case...
Toni
 



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