OOP: Re: Bad Harry? OotP Spoiler

[thebasketfairy]

No: HPFGUIDX 62893

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "jenny_ravenclaw" 
<meboriqua at a...> wrote:
> --- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "chrissymckeen" 
> <chrissymckeen at y...> wrote:
> 
> > What was up with Harry's anger? Before Sirius's death, he kept 
> yelling at everyone. I was almost yelling at the book for Harry to 
> take a 'chill pill'. Maybe it was Harry being age 15 or maybe it is 
> the Dark Side coming out of him.>
> 
> Don't we all have a dark side?  Don't we all have moments when our 
> tempers or tears overtake us and push us to make rash decisions?  I 
> agree wholeheartedly with everyone who has said that Harry's anger 
is 
> not only understandable, but who were waiting for it to happen.  
Last 
> night I remembered that we saw glimpses of his rage in PoA after he 
> overheard the conversation about his parents and how Sirius (or so 
> was thought) killed them.  Harry was so angry, he went back to his 
> room and wouldn't speak to anyone.  
> 
> I'm still not comfortable with Harry attempting an Unforgiveable on 
> Bellatrix, but I understand where it came from.  To me, though, 
this 
> definitely does not mean Harry will become evil.  If Harry turns to 
> the Dark Side, what is the point of the books?  This series is not 
> like a tv show - say, Buffy - where a character is temporarily 
swayed 
> to the Dark Side and then somehow finds his/her way back to Good.  
In 
> HP, if Harry, even for a moment, gives in to evil, he and everyone 
> else working for Good are doomed.  Even though we see that 
Voldemort 
> can get into Harry's mind and emotions, we also see that he cannot 
> stay there, as Harry is amazingly strong.  
> 
> Harry will need to continue to work on controlling his emotions, 
but 
> I don't see that he needs to do so in order to avoid becoming 
evil.  
> I see that he needs to do so because his anger results in bad 
> decisions.  That's where the danger lies, IMO, and Voldemort can 
use 
> that to his advantage - as he did when he tricked Harry into coming 
> after Sirius, knowing Harry's feelings for his godfather would 
> overwhelm him.
> 
> --jenny from ravenclaw, always, always supportive of Harry 
> *******************************************************************

I believe Harry was so angry because he did not have the opportunity 
to work through Cedric's death and rebirth of LV with anyone close.

BTW, Am I the only one that thinks it is getting close to 
recommending a therapist for Cho, get over it already.  It has been 
almost a year and she only went out with the guy.  Or probably I am 
being too insensitive.

Kathleen G.