What's annoying about Harry (WAS: Characters you hate)

[marinafrants <rusalka@ix.netcom.com>]

No: HPFGUIDX 51501

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "texaschow 
<flamingstarchows at a...>" <flamingstarchows at a...> wrote:
> --- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "marinafrants 
<rusalka at i...>" 
> <rusalka at i...> wrote:
> > I'll toss in one more objection into the mix: if Dumbledore knew 
> > that Harry was going to need a sword and sent Fawkes to deliver 
it, 
> > then why was the Sorting Hat involved at all?  Why not just have 
> > Fawkes bring the sword?  The Hat itself didn't do anything in 
the 
> > Chamber.
> > 
> > Marina
> > rusalka at i...
> 
> Me:
> But the Hat did do something, it was the Hat that gave Harry the 
> sword.  Fawkes only brought the Sorting Hat.  When the Basilisk 
swept 
> the sorting Hat into Harry, he put it on his head and starting 
> thinking "help me - help me ... Please help me".  The Sorting Hat 
> contracted and dropped the sword on Harry's head, nearly knocking 
him 
> out (at least acccording to my American edition).

Well, yes, that's exactly my point.  The Hat gave the sword, which 
only makes sense if it had the sword all along, and Dumbledore had 
nothing to do with it.  If Dumbledore had had the sword and wanted 
to send it to Harry, he'd have no reason to stick it into the Hat 
first.

Marina
rusalka at ix.netcom.com