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

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No: HPFGUIDX 107493

> SSSusan wrote:
> 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.
> <snip>
> 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?


Boyd replied:
> IMHO Harry still has to get to the point in book 7 where we see 
> him as a true hero who fully understands and accepts his burden, 
> no matter the cost. That's the essence of choice, isn't it?
> 
> So there's two things that have to happen before that: Harry has 
> to figure out *how* to defeat LV, and Harry has to come to terms 
> with the *consequences* of facing and/or defeating LV--both for 
> him and the world.
> 
> But for choice to exist, he'll have to really know what he's up 
> against, not to mention *why* it's important.


SSSusan:
I concur with this, Boyd.  I'm one who's argued that Harry *has* had 
some degree of choice--and exercised it--since coming to Hogwarts.  
But you're right that for a choice of this magnitude to be complete 
& real, Harry needs to understand what he's up against and what's 
involved.

That is, he *chose*, for instance, to take the risk of going after 
the stone--it was a free choice--but while it was brave & the WW is 
lucky Harry took the risk, it *was* certainly a big risk, undertaken 
rashly.  Now, the HUGE decision he faces of whether to accept the 
burden of attempting to end it all with Voldy, and how to do so, is 
something he can't afford to approach at the "gut level" anymore.

Back to one of your points, now IS the time for DD & others to come 
clean...and STAY clean.  If people know more about the what and the 
why and the how--or about any history which can help Harry 
understand--they NEED to lay it out there now.  Harry's probably 
already angry & resentful that this burden has fallen on him.  We 
know he's angry w/ DD.  If DD & The Order want Harry to choose the 
difficult path, they're going to have to SHOW him they're willing to 
let him know whatever he needs to know now.  No more secrets, no 
more "saving you from pain," no more "someday, when you're ready."  
The time is NOW, and if they're not forthcoming, I suspect Harry 
will pull away further.

Siriusly Snapey Susan