[HPforGrownups] Harry Beats Voldemort: Actual talent or sheer dumb luck/ Sirius's remorse

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greg_a126 writes:


> The only thing that implies to me that Harry may be able to defeat <BR>
> Voldemort through talent is b/c he was able to force the beam into <BR>
> Voldemort's wand, something Voldemort, even though he likely had no <BR>
> idea what was going on, realized he didn't want that beam enter his <BR>
> wand & Harry did it anyways.<BR>
> <BR>
> So the title remains. What do you guys think? Harry Beats <BR>
> Voldemort: Actual Magical talent or Sheer Dumb Luck?<BR>
> <BR>
> </tt>

I think this goes along with the "What is it about Harry Potter?" question that 
was posed.  I can't quite put my finger on it, whether it was a prophecy, a 
dream, something.  To use a Matrix analogy, I think he is "The One."  Now, 
before you jump on me, finish reading.  Go back to the Matrix for a moment, if 
Neo hadn't made certain choices he may have not become "The One."  Same thing 
goes for Harry.  Whether it's an "Heir of Gryffindor" thing or something else, 
if he had made different choices (shaking Draco's hand and saying thanks 
instead of shutting him up by saying he could tell the wrong sort for himself, 
for example) he would not be "The One."  He may still not be there yet, but 
with appropriate choices he will ultimately come out on top regardless of how 
much experience Voldemort has compared to Harry's seven years.  He's got more 
behind him than just his own learned magic.  Something bigger than him, bigger 
than Voldemort.  Call it fate, if you will, but I don't think it was mearly 
coincidence that he and Voldemort ended up with brother wands.  Which has saved 
his neck once already.

Now, on the topic of Sirius and remorse, or lack thereof:

I think the entire prank revolves around something we don't understand because 
we don't know all of the circumstances.  I think it stems from a history 
between he and Snape that preceded Hogwarts.  Casting Snape as the Draco of the 
Maurader's years doesn't figure in.  I really doubt Harry, Ron or Hermione 
would set up a prank to kill Draco.  There's more to it than what went on at 
Hogwarts, in my opinion.

Richelle

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