Harry's sacrifice

[innermurk]

No: HPFGUIDX 58742

> On Sun, 25 May 2003 23:29:42 EDT rayheuer3 at a... writes:
> > Harry takes risks, yes.  But with the sure and certain knowledge 
> > that  whatever ills may befall him will be set right.  Which 
means he 
> > doesn't really "risk"  anything.
> 


Melanie responds:
> 
> BUT. Don't forget, Harry did not grow up in the WW. He's having to 
be
> constantly reminded or told about things that most people in the WW
> already know and take for granted. In a tense situation, someone 
who's
> already familiar with magical healing *might* think, "oh well, if I 
get
> hurt I'll just go get it healed" but I don't think Harry has lived 
in the
> WW long enough for that to be an instant thought for him. I don't 
think
> he's ever gone into a situation with "sure and certain knowledge" 
about
> getting healed from whatever hurts him.
> 


I innermurk would like to add:
Why shouldn't we consider the physical and mental pain that Harry 
puts himself through a sacrifice?
Just because it can be healed doesn't mean it doesn't hurt to do it. 
It *is* a sacrifice just to go through that.

Plus I agree that Harry has shown multitudes of sacrifice throughout 
all four books. Just because something that happened to him wasn't 
permenant didn't make it any less of a sacrifice to do.
AND he HAS gotten some permenant scars from these experiences. Most 
of them are mental and emotional, but he has a few physical ones as 
well (His scar from the failed AK, the loss of loved ones, living 
with Sirius etc...)

It doesn't much matter whether he intended to sacrifice these things 
or not, the point is, he did. And for the greater good, which makes 
the sacrifices all the more noble.
I don't think anyone goes into a situation thinking, ok there's a 
battle to be won here, what am I willing to give? Oh, I'll just 
sacrifice my leg for the victory...I can always get a new one. Or, 
whoops, that was my best friend, but at least no one can say I 
haven't sacrificed anything for the cause now.
Things just happen along the way, and whether or not they were 
thought out, planned, or spontaneous instantaneous decisions, they 
were still sacrifices.

Just my thoughts on the subject.
Innermurk