Birth, Doubt, Fear, Pride, Disillusionment

[Wanda Sherratt]

No: HPFGUIDX 79792

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "ellejir" <eberte at v...> wrote:
> Fortunately, the basic sweetness that is the core of Harry's 
nature 
> is still intact, despite all the surface anger in OoP.  When he 
> offers to help Luna find her lost belongings during the end of 
term 
> feast, he is not "playing the hero" at this point--he is just 
> offering to help a (really geeky) friend.  That is the Harry that 
I 
> love--brave, loyal and kind.  I think that he will learn to deal 
with 
> his ego in time.
> 
>
I agree - I think that moment was Harry's best hour in the whole 
book. He really was nice and likeable then, because he was able to 
forget himself and really see another person.  And I liked the way 
he took her refusal of help - it's quite a new thing for Harry 
Potter to hear that he's not needed, and he seemed puzzled but 
peaceful.  Almost as if it were a relief not to always have the 
starring role in every drama.  I hope the next book starts at this 
point and goes on.  I think we've learned all we can from 
Harry's "angry" stage.

Wanda