Savior complex? / The Stone (was "Harry and Tom")

[Susana da Cunha]

No: HPFGUIDX 110859

> Pippin wrote:
> But, why, *why*, should Harry think that the Stone would be safer
> in his hands than it would be guarded by all the protections
> Dumbledore has placed around it? And in fact, it's doubtful that
> Quirrell could have extracted the Stone from the mirror before
> Dumbledore arrived, if Harry hadn't done it for him.

> Josh wrote:
> All Harry knew at the time was that no one would believe him about
> Snape, that Voldemort was involved, that how to pass the first
> obstacle was known, and that a restored Voldemort would quite likely
> lead to his own death. He first sought out Dumbledore, and found him
> gone, and he was again not believed by the faculty. Harry had no idea
> that the mirror would prove such a good defense, and I agree with you
> there... in the end, Harry actually put the stone at more risk, as
> far as we can assume. Also, didn't Harry think Dumbledore was gone
> until the next day?
> So, Harry acted in his own defense after it being seemingly abandoned
> to him. His only other option was to go to sleep and pray that he
> wouldn't wake up to Voldemort's wand against his forehead.

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I think Josh and I are on the same brain wavelength on this subject, with a
slight difference.

I don't think Harry thought of all of that (not consciously at least).

Action people act on instinct: they don't stop to think *why* they have to
do things; they just know they *have* to.

Now, instinct is usually underestimated. People who act on instinct (raised
hand here) do it because their instinct doesn't let them down. What Harry
doesn't seem to realize yet is that you can only trust instinct if you have
all the facts (or at least most of them).

For example: you know your godfather is being tortured to death (happens all
the time, right?) and you can't reach anyone that might resolve the
situation in time.

Your brain processes the information and says: "go yourself!"

If you know that is likely a trap your brain might say: "go to Grimmauld
Place and get information/help."

Did I make sense?

This subject along with "Depressive Harry" has made me think not many people
understand Harry.

I hope I'm wrong.


Susana