Harry's Intelligence

[zoehooch]

No: HPFGUIDX 32591

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., "theo_kestrel" <theo_kestrel at y...> wrote:
> 
> I'm curious to know what people's thoughts are on the subject of 
> Harry's intelligence. Harry is often described as being eerily 
> similar to his father in many ways, in regards to looks, Quidditch 
> skill, and even personality traits. Being the son of his father, 
who 
> was Head Boy in his time, and his mother, the Head Girl, I'm 
curious 
> why his own academic achievements seem to be less than impressive 
> when compared to his parents. Is he simply not as intelligent as 
his 
> parents? 

I think it's a mistake to equate native intelligence with performance 
at school, especially for an 11 year old boy, such as Harry. The 
Sorting Hat states that he has a good mind, but probably not a 
Ravenclaw-mind. 

I have come to believe that Harry is a tremendously gifted wizard and 
will continue to get even greater with more study. But like many 
people, the classroom bores him silly, but when he's faced with a 
real-world situation, that is, a real-wizard-world situation, he does 
quite well.

Z. Hooch