[HPforGrownups] OOP In defense of Harry...spoiler

[fridwulfa]

No: HPFGUIDX 66426




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> In response to the following partial post, referring to Harry's
> attempted use of an unforgivable curse:
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> *quote*
> ...If anything, I'm surprised it didn't work better. Harry does have
> something of a mean streak, which could easily become sadistic (if it
> can't be classified as such already)...
> *end quote*
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> now Nicole:
> Excuse me??? I just had to come to Harry's defence here. How can
> anyone say that he has a mean(or sadistic streak)in him? So he tried
> an "unforgivable" curse on Bellatrix...I for one was cheering him on
> and I am neither mean nor sadistic!
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Me (Izaskun)
Well, true, but don't forget the first chapter, when Harry meets Dudley
before the Dementor's attack. He really wants his cousin to give him an
excuse to fight him, to use his magic wand against him, he's so angry and
frustrated that he feels the only thing that would help him is jinxing
Dudley, and had the Dementor's not appeared I'm not so sure he wouldn't have
cursed Big D. He would have taken advantadge of his powers, his magical
ability against a poor muggle, and yes I'm talking about Dudley, he can be
whatever you want, but he's still totally powerless against a wizard, Harry
is more powerful and he knows it, so it really worried me when I read it.
He's not aware of the true extent of his powers, or maybe he is (and that's
even more scaring) and yet he's willing to use these powers against weaker
people.

Cheers, Izaskun