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

[vmonte]

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sachmet96 wrote:
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?
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.

vmonte responds: 
Harry is not ruthless. JKR does this type of thing through all the 
books. When she doesn't want to explain something she just doesn't 
let her characters ask questions. Harry does this through out all the 
books. He doesn't ask DD (or anyone else) if his Grandparents are 
alive? He doesn't ask what his parents did for a living? He doesn't 
trace his ancestry, although he notices a book on wizarding genealogy 
at Sirius's house.  He doesn't ask someone what spell Luna's mother 
had done that got her killed? When Ollivander tells him that he 
remembers Harry's parents, and every wand he ever sold, Harry never 
asks what kind of wands did they get? And what were my parents like? 
I could go on and on...