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

[boyd_smythe]

No: HPFGUIDX 107775

>> boyd wrote:
> <snip>
>> I agree that he'll still be a bit distanced emotionally from his 
>> friends. 

> then SSSusan wrote:
> I think you're right.  The end of OotP was indicative of this, with 
> Harry not telling Ron or Hermione about the prophecy and pulling 
away 
> from almost everyone.  We know that Luna managed to get Harry to 
talk 
> a bit, though it wasn't intentional on her part.  I'll be curious 
> what happens at the beginning of Book 6 to make Harry's Privet Drive 
> stay so short, and how Harry will act around his friends, assuming 
he 
> gets to be with them after the Privet Drive stay ends.
> 
> *My* personal hope is that wherever he finds himself, Lupin is 
there, 
> and that Lupin will manage to help Harry sort some things out and 
> begin to move forward.
> Siriusly Snapey Susan

boyd:

I hope Lupin'll be there and available to help Harry--but I doubt it. 
JKR has written Harry a tough destiny, and so far that destiny has 
included feeling like he has to deal with everything himself: his 
feelings, his questions, his suspicions, and his enemies.

And it's hard to tell now whether the LV/DE consortium will be 
plotting an insurgence in the first few chapters, or carrying out 
terror attacks. If they attack, it may well be that Privet Drive is 
one target--as far as we know, Lily's protection does not extend to 
the Dursleys, nor does it protect Harry from the DEs.

Poor Harry would blame himself for putting those close to him at risk, 
and instead of asking all the whys and hows, he'll try to keep his 
distance to keep them safe. Sad, but sounds like Harry not moving 
forward under this scenario.

If LV and the DEs are instead plotting, then, of course, Fudge can 
still say either that LV was vanquished or that he was never really 
back. There really is no physical proof, and eyewitness accounts seem 
to count little in the WW. Further, Fudge may claim the few remaining 
DEs were caught in the MoM. "So no fear, folks, everything is fine 
(again)." That'd drive Harry nutters, too.

And if Fudge wants to sweep LV and the DEs under the rug, how far 
might he go? Would he imprison OoP members (they're of questionable 
credibility anyway)? Force DD out of Hogwarts again? Would the OoP 
become a renegade force (again) despite the MoM scene? Sad, and also 
does not sound like Harry moving forward.

Sometimes important things are very hard, even unpopular. My guess is 
that Harry will continue to face that reality throughout Book 6, one 
way or another.

--boyd
doesn't mean Harry won't have a few good experiences in Book 6, 
though!