Aiming Wand at Bellatrix Lestrange: CRUCIO!

[James Redmont]

No: HPFGUIDX 79336

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "msbeadsley" <msbeadsley at y...> 
wrote:

Wouldn't [Bellatrix} have some, ah, resistance (like Harry 
> does to Imperio!)?
> 
> If Harry does believe her, and if he is bothered by his inability 
to 
> deal with her effectively, will he work very hard on learning how 
to 
> hate effectively enough to hurt her/DE's in general next time?  
While 
> the power Harry has that is beyond the Dark Lord's ken is very 
likely 
> *love*...
> 
> Just some thoughts.
> 
> "msbeadsley"

Me:

Very interesting, even probable.  However, I believe he'll abandon 
the hate thing (I hope, I'm sick of pissed-off!Harry...how terrible 
would hate!Harry be?) and come up with a new way to fight them.  

The fact that he used Crucio! must be important.  It's not something 
she should lightly throw around, especially since she stressed that 
you get a lifetime sentence in Azkaban for trying it.  Was it to 
show us that he's not like the deatheaters?  or is it to show us he 
reached his breaking point?  

James Redmont