[HPforGrownups] Question about Cat, Rat, Dog

[Liz Sager]

No: HPFGUIDX 32780

We have discussed this at length in my time on the list (which is about 
three weeks this next Monday (*cheers for self*), so check the archives. I 
agree that the high emotions of the scene didn't allow Harry to think things 
through. Keep in mind, this is the man he believes at that point is 
responsible for his parents' deaths, hence indirectly responsible for his 
unfair treatment (and indeed, child abuse) up to the time that he turned 
eleven. If I were Harry, I would be in much the same state, and probably just 
want to get some sort of payback.

Liz


>From: "christi0469" <christi0469 at hotmail.com>
>Reply-To: HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com
>To: HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com
>Subject: [HPforGrownups] Question about Cat, Rat, Dog
>Date: Fri, 04 Jan 2002 22:10:03 -0000
>
>   Please excuse my ignorance if this has already been discussed, but
>how exactly does Harry plan to kill Sirius? He doesn't know about
>Avada Kedavra yet, and would most likely not be able to cast it if
>he did. Does he plan to stab Sirius with his wand? I admit I'm not
>an expert on stabbing (a fact for which I am quite grateful) but it
>seems unlikely that a 14 year old boy would be able to stab a man
>through the ribcage with what Harry describes later as a thin strip
>of wood. Even if Harry has enough strength from an adrenaline rush,
>it would still seem that the wand would break before it could
>penetrate the rib cage, especially if he has to kill Crookshanks
>first. Perhaps the high emotions of the situation keep Harry from
>thinking things through, but he has always managed to keep his head
>in life-threatening situations before. When I read this scene it
>always just strikes me as odd. Please let me know if there is
>something I missed.
>
>As to the Lupin debate, I think the main reason Lupin changes when
>he does is because that is the point that JKR needs him to change.
>She may not have developed a comprehensive theory of werewolf
>transformation to write the book. Having said that, I suppose she
>could manipulate the timing of the scene to account for a werewolf
>theory, and the debate is fun regardless.
>
>Christi
>
>




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