Aiming Wand at Bellatrix Lestrange: CRUCIO!

[Jen Reese]

No: HPFGUIDX 79604

> ---> "msbeadsley" _realtime_:  I think Harry has been much less apt 
> to share lately.  He isn't talking about much of anything:  the 
> prophesy, Sirius's death, what he saw in the pensieve (including 
> lying to his friends about not needing Occlumency lessons anymore), 
> and there are probably several more I'm missing.  He even kept his 
> financial support of Gred and Forge to himself until later in OoP.  
I 
> don't think Harry's as worried about the MoM finding out or even 
> being considered a lawbreaker as he is just increasingly keeping 
his 
> own counsel.  And it seems to me that DD's "uncanny ability to 
> encourage Harry to discuss" may be a thing of the past.  It really 
> depends on which Harry we get when Book 6 opens and where he goes 
> from there.
> 
> "msbeadsley"


Jen: Yes, what you say is true.  I believe a core universal theme in 
the series, as Harry ages, is that of the "student becoming the 
master." Believing that theme, it naturally follows that Harry won't 
continue confiding in others to the same extent. Instead he is 
inwardly acknowledging the unique and solitary role he plays in this 
battle. 

Even though Harry is in lonely position at the moment, solidified by 
his current interpretation of the prophecy, I hope the group at the 
train station and his scene with Luna were foreshadowing of a 
different Harry in Book 6--one who can join the opposing ideas of 
individuation and intimacy/connection. If he is indeed the one with 
the power to *vanquish* the Dark Lord, then he definitely needs a few 
friends covering his back! Jen