Will Harry muse or be too busy fighting? (was: When Harry met Sally)

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SSSusan wrote:
> >Personally--and most here know that I just adore Harry, so I'm not
> >saying this to be cruel or mean--I hope we do get to see some of 
> >this internal wrestling over what he "has" to do. It wouldn't seem
> >realistic to me if he didn't at least seriously, seriously
> >question "his" burden and wonder about opting out. 
 
Pam wonders:
> I think it will be on his mind, but will Harry even have the 
> *luxury* of wrestling with this problem, now that LV & his 
> followers are revealed? The action/attacks will be flying "thick & 
> fast", I think, and Harry & the rest of the DA will be on the front 
> lines (or very near).  It'll be difficult for him to be 
> thinking, "Why me? Don't I get a say in this?" when his nearest & 
> dearest are under attack.  I think H. may be feeling guilty for 
> having involved his friends in the LV-staged wild-goose-chase at 
> the Ministry, and exposing them to danger. And with the Order 
> having come to his aid (and Sirius giving his life) to defend him, 
> H. at least knows that he's not the only one risking his life.
> 
> Pam, who thinks that Harry was in his head too much in Book 6--and 
> that he learned his lesson about acting rashly.


SSSusan:
Interesting thoughts, Pam.  Hopefully Harry does realize that he's 
not alone in this, not the only one fighting.  After all, it's not 
just Voldy who'll be fighting for the other side.  I also am sure 
you're right that Harry will be feeling guilt, yet again, over the 
danger people were exposed to "simply" by being his friends/loved 
ones.  

I wonder, though, about the attacks flying thick & fast.  I would 
love to hear others' opinions about whether we will, indeed, 
*finally* see some battle action or whether that will be held off yet 
again, 'til Book 7.  It seems time for it, but I thought it was time 
for it after the graveyard scene/Harry & DD's announcement of Voldy's 
return at the end of 4th year.  Yet we were strung along for nearly 
the whole of Book 5, with Voldy still lying low, and all that talk 
about a weapon, until we finally saw one battle and one death in the 
MoM.

Not that I'm necessarily anxious for carnage, you understand, but it 
surprised me that there was so little in OoP.  

Anyone else care to offer an opinion of whether Harry will spend much 
time wrestling with "his" burden & his choice to accept it, or 
whether there'll be little time for such musings because of all the 
Voldy-DE attacks we're sure to see in HBP?

Siriusly Snapey Susan