Harry and the Imperius Curse... how many times?

[christi0469]

No: HPFGUIDX 33081

 Bobby wrote,

 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.


 Perhaps Ron's refusal to believe Harry about the Goblet of Fire, 
and his attitude and actions toward Harry after could be considered 
a betrayal. The affects upon Harry were certainly devastating, 
considering this would be a time when Harry would need his friends 
most. Also, Ron's difficulty with the curse is in comparison to 
Harry's, so Ron might have been much better at resisting it than the 
rest of his classmates. We do not see how well Hermione resisted it. 
IMHO Harry, Ron, and Hermione all display many if not all of the 
traits normally associated with strength of character loyalty, 
honesty, integrity, compassion, etc. To this list I would also add 
detemination and will power, as they would seem to figure into how 
well someone could resist the curse. Harry advantage here might be 
the fact that he had to endure all those years with the Dursleys and 
develope a strong survival instinct. 

Christi