Harry's far from ruthless Was:Re: Harry the Auror

[sachmet96]

No: HPFGUIDX 89183


 
> Annemehr:
> 
> I think you are reading Harry completely wrong, but this last part
> must surely be movie contamination.  The relevant quote from PS/SS,
> from which you only took a phrase, tells exactly what Harry was 
doing:
> 
> ---------------------------------
> "Then kill him, fool, and be done!" screeched Voldemort.
> 
> Quirrell raised his hand to perform a deadly curse, but Harry, by
> instinct, reached up and grabbed Quirrell's face --
> 
> "AAAARGH!"
> 
> Quirrell rolled off him, his face blistering, too, and then Harry
> knew: Quirrell couldn't touch his bare skin, not without suffering
> terrible pain -- his only chance was to keep hold of Quirrell, keep
> him in enough pain to stop him from doing a curse.
> 
> Harry jumped to his feet, caught Quirrell by the arm, and hung on as
> tight as he could. [...] he could only hear Quirrell's terrible
> shrieks nd Voldeort's yells of, "KILL HIM! KILL HIM!" [...]
> -----------------------------------
> 
> I don't know how it could be any clearer that Harry is defending his
> own life by causing Quirrell blistering burns (second degree is the
> technical term, I believe).  There's no need for Harry to think 
twice
> about that because it's actually the right thing to do.  You don't
> spend a second thought on giving an attacker a boo-boo on the arm 
when
> there's a life at stake, even if it's your own.

sachmet96
I know that his life was at stake and I see that he had to defend his 
life but what I am complaining about is that when in the infirmary 
and DD tells him that Voldemort left Quirrell to die he doesn't even 
ask if Quirrell is dead. How much more ruthless can you get?
Also DD doesn't say Voldemort killed Quirrell but left him to die. 
It's not clear why Quirerell is going to die but the probability 
that's from the wounds Harry dealt him is very high but Harry doesn't 
even ask if that's the case. So that is also very ruthless.
But instead of batting an eye Harry goes on and asks questions about 
himself (why Snape hated his father, how he was able to get the 
stone). Actually I think this whole infirmary scene shows much about 
Harry's character.
Also in book 3 he doesn't stop to even think about Snape after they 
stunned him and then doesn't complain about Sirius banging Snape's 
head against the ceiling. 
I think one of Harry's weaknesses is that he is able to show 
compassion and such but only for people he likes/cares about. People 
he dislikes do not concern him. The only curious thing is that he 
didn't dislike Quirrell a whole year long but also doesn't ask if he 
is alive at the end, of course he saw a different Quirrell but still 
I think that's a character trait that one should not overlook.


 
> And Harry never tried to kill Bellatrix; he knows perfectly well 
what
> the Cruciatus Curse is for.
> 
> Sorry if this sounds sarcastic; I'm really just trying to make a 
very
> emphatic point.

sachmet96
I am also making an emphatic point I just don't agree with you. Maybe 
I am reading too much in a single scene and I am unable to understand 
why one wouldn't even ask what happened when one is told that someone 
one knows in left to die.