The Tempting of Harry

[mcdee1980]

No: HPFGUIDX 95613

Ohhh this could get interesting

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Kneasy:
Again a possibility, but I was wondering when *Harry* is going to be 
tempted; he is the putative hero after all and he is in a situation 
that he doesn't like. He wants out. He is vulnerable to seductive 
whispers from someone who is well-meaning on the surface but inimical 
beneath.
DD's temptation would have to be played as a reminiscence; Harry's we 
could experience in real time. Before OoP I'd slotted Sirius into the 
tempter role, now I'll have to find someone else. Damn.
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Lady McBeth:

    If we are following a true heroic pattern here you are absolutely 
right; Harry has to be tempted by evil of some sort.  My vote is that 
he is tempted by another student, not an adult.  Who better to fall 
into that roll than Harry's arch rival, Draco Malfoy?  Draco tried to 
entice HP into his circle as soon as they got to school their first 
year. Does anyone remember if he's done it since? Draco hasn't served 
the plot in any MAJOR way outside of comic relief and getting the 
trio in trouble, unless you count Harry believing that Draco is the 
heir of Slytherin.   Somewhere in these next two books he's going to 
become a major player, instead of a major pain in the butt.  His 
father is in jail.  Now would be the time for him to step up.  We've 
seen the trio and their friends fighting the bad guy grownups all 
along.  When do the DE kids get involved?

Just a side point here, but the temptation thing got me thinking 
about HP as a Christ figure. (pretty common in lit with kids in their 
teen years) A longer post will follow when I have the finer points 
worked out.

Lady McBeth, who generally likes the bad guys better (Malificent 
anyone?), but has trouble identifying with LV