Does Harry Hate LV?

[mikefeemster]

No: HPFGUIDX 99628

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "meriaugust" <meriaugust at y...> 
wrote:
 I 
> just reread all the books and it struck me as odd that there were no 
> refernces, that I noticed anyway, to Harry hating or wanting 
> vengence on LV. We have heard him say (well, heard him think, 
> rather) that he hates Malfoy, hates Snape, that he's been angry with 
> DD and others, but I don't recall ever reading that he hates 
> Voldemort. In the Shreiking Shack scene, when he still believes 
> Sirius Black to be the traitor that killed his parents, Harry wants 
> his wand back not to defend himself, but to attack and kill Black. 
> At the end of the DoM battle he says he wants to kill Bellatrix 
> LeStrange for what she did to Sirius. But why are there no such 
> feelings when he is confronted with LV moments later? Why is it that 
> Harry considers the meaning of the prophecy to be that he must 
> committ murder (kill LV), when not only would he surely not be 
> punnished for such an action, not only would said action be 
> completely justified, and not only would there be a line of a 
> thousand wizards probably willing to do the same (and who would 
> probably have no qualms about it) but if Harry were to complete the 
> prophecy, he would be regarded as a hero, even more so than before. 

   You bring up an interesting point.  If it has never been directly 
stated that Harry hates Voldemort, I offer this from the first book 
to show that he has strong feeling where he is concerned.  In 
chapter 16, Hermione is trying to get Harry to reconsider trying to 
go down through the trapdoor.

   Harry explodes into a rant about what will happen if Snape gets 
the stone.  He finishes this rant with, "Voldemort killed my 
parents, remember?"

   Before all of this took place, Harry made a vow not interfere 
with anything that didn't concern him.  This was after they got in 
trouble by Filch.  

   The strong emotion displayed by Harry, and the willingness to 
risk everything that is dear to him, makes me conclude that he does 
in fact hate Voldemort.  Although it is not expressly stated, I hope 
I showed how Harry feels.

Mike Feemster