Harry getting to GP by floo / thestrals (was Re: Good Writing)

[humantupperware1]

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> Magda:
> > After all the "I've got to get to London!" angst and he's finally 
> > got his head in the fireplace and he KNOWS how to floo by now - 
> > and he just uses it like a telephone?  

> "uath50" <uath50 at y...> wrote:
> Harry couldn't send his head because the network was being watched.
> How was Harry suppose to get to GP? He couldn't use the thestral to 
> get there, he would have been spotted.


HumanTupperware: (who is rather overwhelmed by the length of those 
depression posts.......)

I've been watching this thread for a little while, and I have a couple of 
thoughts: 

First of all, I think if harry had wanted to go to Grimmauld Place by thestral he could have, I mean, they all managed to get to the Ministry without being 
seen, so surely they could have gotten to GP in the same manner.....but at 
this point Harry is convinced that Sirius isn't there anyway, based on 
Kreachers' dodgy advice, so he wouldn't think of going there anyway.....

But this is where my major point comes in....he DIDN"T THINK!!!!  IMHO, I 
think the whole point of this Sirius/Harry/MOM mess is that Harry behaved in 
an impetuous, rash headed manner, and managed to cause the death of the 
only person close to being family that he had. I think the point of this chapter is to point out to us that Harry is far from omnipotent, he doesn't have all the answers, he doesn't know everything, and through being passionate and reckless, everything goes pear shaped. 

I remember reading in an interview with JK (sorry I can never find the links to 
interviews when I want them) shortly before OotP came out, that the person 
who would die would do so because of mistakes that Harry makes. 

In keeping with the whole emotional tone of OoTP, it fits that Harry is angry, 
hormonal, acting like a know it all teenager, and through this "arrogance" 
(sorry if this sounds harsh, I love Harry too, and also remember exactly what it was like being a teenager!) he makes mistakes and has to learn to live with 
them. If he is to survive through the next books, he's going to have to grow up 
pretty damn fast. 

But at the same time, I think that one of the reasons we love Harry so much is 
because he is so human. He isn't an amazing wizard master, he doesn't know 
everything, and he often gets through things only with a lot of help from his 
friends. This makes him much easier for us to relate to than if he managed 
everything he has through sheer brilliance......

For me, I don't think he would have learned anything in OoTP if there hadn't 
been some repurcussions from his rash behaviour and pent up anger. 
Though I wish him no more tragedy, I think in the next book he will at least be 
more minful of the consequences of acting before he thinks......

Just my two cents......

HumanTupperware