What was gained in OoP?

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No: HPFGUIDX 65973

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, the firey chasm from whence it 
came <explodingstar at a...> wrote:
> 
> ><snip, snip, snip>
> 
> >Now in OoP, Harry will to play the hero has gained him nothing but
> >the death of a beloved godfather. In the other book he does 
something
> >smart and ends up helping people. in the fifth book his reason for
> >failing, and being tricked by Voldemort, was his stubborness for 
not
> >wanting to study occlumency. Because of mistake, he was lured into 
the
> >Ministry of Magic and then tries to bail himself out by saving the
> >prophecy.snip It seems Hermione was right and he just wanted to 
play the hero.

> I think that's part of the point of OOTP. He has a lot to learn 
from his 
> most recent experiences. He has to learn to deal with the loss of 
Sirius, 
> how to deal better with girls, how to control his emotions better, 
how to 
> be less impulsive and rash, and to accept that even good people 
have flaws. 
> ~dream

Added Comment:
Agree and have thought so from the first time I read OOP.  Furhter 
think that this will be a major theme in book 6, Harry gaining 
control of emtions and coming of age so to speak of his full power.  
Alot of people ahve commented about bringing magical creatures in to 
help the Order in the next book, but I think this may be minor till 
book 7.
fran