Harry's sacrifice

[darrin_burnett]

No: HPFGUIDX 58651

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, rayheuer3 at a... wrote:
> bard7696 at a... writes:
> 
> > In the hospital for a few days in PS/SS, broken arm in CoS, 
nearly 
> > killed on the broomstick and nearly soul-sucked by the dementors 
in 
> > PoA, burned against the dragon, leg and arm injuries against V-
Mort 
> > in GoF.
> 
> Healed and healed and healed again.  The only lasting injury he's 
ever had 
> was the scar Voldemort gave him.  Even broken arm suffered in the 
Quidditch 
> match would have been healed quickly had it not been for the "help" 
provided by Lockhart.  Harry risks his life again and again and walks 
away unharmed.


You keep changing your statements. First, he comes away "without so 
much as a scar," which is completely untrue.

Then, in the first sentence of this quote, you say he has been hurt, 
but he was healed. OK, what does that do for you? Are you trying to 
say that because magical medicine heals quickly, then the injuries 
suffered -- which are still painful, mind you -- are less worthy?

In that case, Ron was likely healed quickly, once they got him to the 
hospital after the chess board incident. Does HIS sacrifice mean less?

But then, in the last sentence, you go back to saying Harry walks 
away unharmed, which, again, is wrong. He's suffered injuries in all 
the books, and ended up in the hospital at least once in all the 
books.

What exactly is your point here? I gather you're trying to prove 
Harry hasn't made a sacrifice, but it seems to me that trying to 
downplay the physical abuse he's suffered is not the way to go about 
it.

Darrin