Harry's Power is Self-sacrifice

[serious_schwartz]

No: HPFGUIDX 78508

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "yale sam wahl" 
<yswahl at s...> wrote:
<snip>
> I have read the arguments here for love, hope, etc. but the one 
power that I
> believe is being referred to is self-sacrifice. His mom gave up 
her life for
> Harry, and Harry has time and again been willing to sacrifice 
himself if it
> means saving others.

<snip>
> I dont think that these are to be confused with courage -- self 
sacrifice is
> much more intense - and final.
> And clearly LV has none of this quality. He strives for life more 
than
> anything - even resorting to killing unicorns and occupying the 
bodies of
> others. Harry has none of this survival urge.
,snip>
> 
> samnanya

me:
That is a really excellent point. And it explains why Harry even got 
himself into some of these predicaments in the first place. A 
good part of it was curiosity, but it did come down to 
self-sacrifice. I think the other qualities you mention in  your post 
-- courage, love, and hope. --  all come into play. But it is the 
notion of giving yourself up for a greater good that brings all 
those qualities together. 

So, do you think Harry will ultimately sacrifice himself to bring 
down Voldemort? After all, the prophecy said that both can't 
survive, it didn't say they couldn't both perish.

serious_schwartz