OOP In defense of Harry...spoiler

[oz_widgeon]

No: HPFGUIDX 66433

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "fridwulfa" 
<rubeus_hagrid at w...> wrote:
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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

I don't think Harry would actually have used magic on Dudley.  He 
migth threaten Dudley, but he *knew* he'd be expelled if he did, so I 
seriously doubt he would use it.