Harry and the Imperius Curse... how many times?
btk6y
btk6y at virginia.edu
Wed Jan 9 14:52:10 UTC 2002
No: HPFGUIDX 33073
Surely this has been discussed, but I am just looking for an answer.
In GoF, Moody put Harry through the Imperius Curse "four straight
times" until he could completely throw it off. However, when he and
Voldemort are dueling, the book says that Harry felt the bliss of the
Imperius Curse "for the third time in his life". What's up with
that? When was the second time? Even if you look at the prior
lesson as a different episode each time he went under the curse, then
it would have been the fifth time when he was dueling Voldemort, not
the third. One more note dealing with the Imperius Curse and Ron's
character. Moody specifically states that it takes a "lot of
character" to throw off the Imperius Curse, and compares your ability
to throw off the Imperius Curse directly with the amount of character
you have. He does NOT mention at any time that the ability to throw
off the Imperius Curse is at all related to DADA ability, only
character. Now, character is a nebulous term to begin with, I
suppose, but I take character to mean all that good stuff like
loyalty, integrity, honesty, etc. Given this (which you may not
agree with), and considering that Ron had a very "difficult time"
throwing off the Imperius Curse, does this forshadow an eventual
betrayal by Ron, intentionally or not? My gut says no, but I think
it's an interesting bit of foreshadowing that is not there for no
reason. All thoughts are appreciated.
Bobby
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