Harry's sacrifice

mmemalkin mmemalkin at yahoo.com
Sun May 25 13:34:55 UTC 2003


No: HPFGUIDX 58625

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Steve" <bboy_mn at y...> wrote:
> 
> If Harry were ask to allow someone to be sacrificed for a 
substantial
> 'greater good', would he agree? Would he do it? 
> 
> As in - "Harry we have found a way to defeat Voldemort, but for 
this
> to happen, you have to send Ron to his certain death. Will you do 
it?" 
> 
> Without a doubt, the answer would be, 'No, we'll just have to find
> another way'.
> 
> The alternative - "Harry we have found a way to defeat Voldemort, 
but
> for this to happen, you must choose to go to your certain 
irreversable
> death. Will you do it?"
> 
> Without a doubt, the answer would be YES.
> 
> Harry would never choose for someone else to be sacrificed. He 
might
> be force to go along with it, or he might resign himself to it
> happening, but to the extent that it was in his control, he would
> never choose it or allow it, and he would work with every fiber of 
his
> being to find some way to avoid it. 

MmeMalkin: 
I agree.  Sending someone else to their death is a command decision.
(A Stat Trek NG episode comes to mind, where Deanna Troi was in 
officer training and was tested on her ability to send a crewmate on 
a suicide assignment.)
While Harry is a natural leader, he doesn't assume any command 
authority, any right to order the others to do anything.  As you 
said, he'd fight having to do it.
~Diane






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