Harry and free agency (was : Harry and Christ)

[Doriane]

No: HPFGUIDX 78109

"Geoff Bannister" wrote:

> Again, to finish, Dumbledore points out to Harry in COS that what 
> we are is a result of our choices, not our abilities

I liked it so much when the principle of free agency was thus pointed 
out in CoS. And I hated it so much when the Prophecy came along in 
OoP, and destroyed everything. According to this Prophecy, Harry is 
the one who will destroy Voldemort, whether he likes it or not, 
whether he wants it or not, whether he decides to or not. Where is 
Harry's free agency in all of this ? What choice does he have ? 
Basically, he was born "Harry Potter, the one who will destroy LV", 
and nothing he can do will change that. I hate it, because it 
completely goes against what DD said. Harry is the Saviour, he is the 
result of other people's choices and his own abilities (some of which 
are not even his own, but LV's anyway), not the result of his own 
choices.

Del