Harry in NEWT Potions Class? (Was: Is Snape confident?)

[yolandacarroll]

No: HPFGUIDX 86591

melclaros wrote in message 86562:
> I don't know if MgG saw the makings of an auror in Harry or not, 
if 
> pushed I'd say not. He's way too impulsive and puts himself and 
> others in danger routinely. I think that she was so angry with 
> Umbridge at that moment that she'd have said exactly the same 
thing 
> if Neville's Toad had been sat before her desk. The "I'll make you 
an 
> auror if it's the last thing I do" statement was aimed far more 
> towards defying Umbridge than considering Harry's (or Trevor's) 
> qualifications.

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I (Yolanda) wrote:
I disagree.  Harry is impulsive, however he seems to be getting 
better and Sirius death will only make him more cautious. 
Harry is 15.  How many of us were impulsive at that age, but learned 
better later?  He'll need to change, but that process has already 
begun.

Besides, he does have talents that would suit being an auror.  He is 
a powerful wizard.  His patronus proved that.  Incidentally, his 
patronus is DADA which he excels at.  Sure he's so good at it, 
because he needs to be, but that doesn't change the fact that he 
*is* good at it.  Not many third years could produce a patronus that 
could scare a small hordge of dementors away.

In PS/SS, the Sorting Hat said Harry had "not a bad mind" 
and "talent, oh my goodness, yes".  Dumbledore mentioned in CoS that 
Harry possessed "resourcefulness" and "determination".

Sounds like the makings of an auror to me.  

I agree that McGonagall was standing against Umbridge, but I think 
she did so, because she knew that Harry DID have the makings of an 
auror.  McGonagall, may have been angry, but I think she was serious 
about helping Harry to become an auror.  It would be a shame really 
if someone who had an interest and talent in a particular career got 
sidetracked because of an idiot like Umbridge.


Lady Pensieve" wrote:
> > I don't doubt that we'll see Harry in NEWT potions, but I also
> think 
> > that the only reason Harry said he wanted to be an Auror - 
besides 
> > needing to say 'something' at that moment - is because he still 
> wants 
> > to stay in classes with Ron...that's what Ron had said he'd go 
for
> - 
> > if I remember correctly - earlier in OOP.

I (Yolanda) wrote:
I don't see him as still following Ron's lead anymore.  He 
definately did so in PS/SS, CoS, and PoA, however he has matured and 
learned alot more about the WW.  He doesn't need Ron as a guide as 
much as he did when he was younger.


> Sue B wrote:
>
> I haven't followed much of this thread, but my own opinion here is 
> that, while Harry certainly is very good at DADA, which he's had 
to 
> learn the hard way, I'd agree here that auror is not necessarily 
his 
> thing. If he survives the books, will there be much need for 
aurors 
> anyway? LV will be gone and the aurors will be more or less just a 
> magical police force - and let's face it, he'd be exhausted by 
then, 
> probably never want to cast another Patronus spell ever again. So -
 
> what's wrong with his playing professional Quidditch? This is 
> something he is passionate about and does brilliantly. And it's a 
lot 
> more fun than facing any potential future Voldemorts!
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The aurors are a magical police force and will still be needed after 
Voldemort is gone.  There will still be dark wizards and for that 
matter just plain disgruntled ones to deal with.

I don't think Harry will be exhausted either.  He may need a break, 
but I doubt he will be so spent magically or emotionally that he'll 
turn his back on a carreer he's acutally interested in.

During all the talk of him becoming an auror during OOtP, I thought 
about his earlier dream of playing Quidditch.  One explanation for 
dropping the quidditch as a possible career is that his dream was 
like tons of other little boys dreaming of being quidditch players.  
Problem with that theory is he's actually quite good at it and still 
loves the game.

I would like to see him do whatever makes him happy.  I can see him 
as either an auror or a professional quidditch player or both.  He 
could play quiddtich, then retire from the game, and after a break 
go on to become an auror.

Yolanda