GoF- Harry's Dream about Riddle House

[Wanda Sherratt]

No: HPFGUIDX 76859

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "angelberri56" 
<pokeypokey at c...> wrote:
> In the beginning of Goblet of Fire, when Harry dreamed (or rather 
> saw) what was happening at the Riddle House that night 
> between Frank Bryce, Voldemort, and Wormtail, and then wrote 
> to Sirius about his scar, but left out the dream part, did anyone 
> realize that by putting in the dream he could have maybe saved 
> Cedric from dying, or at least stopped Voldemort from rising 
> again?

That's a good point, and I never realized it until now.  But I've 
become a bit inured to Harry "leaving out things" every time he has 
to convey some information to someone.  It's almost a rule now - if 
he's asked an important question, he'll automatically tell only half 
the story.  (Dumbledore would save a lot of time if he just assumed 
he'd have to beat the truth out of Harry at every interview.)  Maybe 
Rowling has realized that this kink of Harry's is starting to get 
dull, because now she's upped the ante by also turning him into a 
compulsive liar.  Maybe, as has been suggested elsewhere, this is a 
sign of a strong moral character at work, but I see very little 
shame or hesitation on Harry's part.  He lies without any 
hesitation, and to anyone, and on subjects of no importance 
whatsoever. It's practically his default setting.  He's 
often "angry" when he does it, too, especially when he's lying to 
his friends, and that seems to be presented as a good enough 
reason.  It's one of the reasons I didn't like Harry in this book; 
not just the incessant screaming fits and sulks, but his lying and 
laziness are moral flaws that seemed to suddenly come out of nowhere.

Wanda