Harry's importance and threats of expulsion

[Ersatz Harry]

No: HPFGUIDX 57218

Throughout the current threads concerning Harry's morality, lying,
etc., one extremely important incident seems not to have been
mentioned:  giving the word to spare Pettigrew's life.  While one can
question whether his reasons for doing so are sufficiently moral --
his parents might not have wanted it, better for Pettigrew to rot in
Azkaban -- the act is significant.  Of course, he questions it once
Pettigrew has escaped (leading Dumbledore to the speech about magic at
its most mysterious), and one wonders how he feels about it in light
of the graveyard scene.  Nonetheless, this particular act strikes me
as the Right Thing to Have Done.

As far as Harry's being captain of the Quidditch team goes, this
doesn't make a whole lot of sense to me.  For one, he doesn't seem to
have the discipline to get the team to practice, etc.  For two, he
doesn't act much as a leader in general; he seems to prefer smaller
and more collegial groups like the trio.  For three, even his role on
the team is a solitary one, and I assume the position title of Seeker
is meant to be a bit metaphorical as well.  Seeker as Captain?  Seems
unlikely; they are two very different types of people.

Ersatz Harry