[HPforGrownups] Defending Harry (was Somebody please save Ron!)

[Richelle Votaw]

No: HPFGUIDX 44776

"dcyasser" writes:

> 1) Harry.  I was reading PoA to my daughter last night, and was so
> incensed with Harry at the end, in the hospital wing, when poor Ron
> comes round, asks what happened, and Harry flippantly (I think) says
> to Hermione "you tell him" while putting away more chocolate. (I do
> not have the book handy.) Yeah, cute and all, but poor Ron! Poor
> broken-legged, severely hexed, not- feeling-too-well Ron.

Ah, but keep in mind Harry had been through a great ordeal himself that
evening.  First of all, I don't think he was quite sure how to explain what
had happened.  He was pretty much clueless until Hermione filled him in on
what was going on, so logically it makes sense for her to explain it.  And
he does say "You explain" to Hermione, which implies more than "you tell
him" that it requires just that--explaining.  And heaven knows Hermione's
good at that.  It's hard to explain something when you still don't quite
understand it yourself.

Second, Harry was probably emotionally drained himself.  First the whole
shrieking shack incident in itself was exhausting.  Mentally, physically,
and emotionally.  Bouncing around from Sirius helped Voldemort kill his
father, to Lupin who he trusted was siding with Sirius, then to Peter who
was Ron's rat was the betrayer.  Then he's going to live with Sirius, then
he may never see Sirius again and he's still in grave danger.  Then he's
nearly kissed by a dementor, and then thinks he sees his father.  Then to
top it all off he time travels with Hermione and discovers that the one he
thought was his father was really him.  And all along his patronus takes the
form of his father's animagus.  Then comes back and looks him in the eye.
If that doesn't throw you for a loop nothing will!  I'm still a bit confused
on how that came about (that his patronus would take on the shape of a
stag), so I'm sure he was too.

So there you have it, my daily defense of Harry and his good will. :)

Richelle

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