Harry & Seamus (Was: Harry not a Prefect & his Inner Voice)

[Hannah]

No: HPFGUIDX 115179


> > Del wrote:
>  In fact, Harry's interaction with those boys is a quite clear
> > illustration of what you say : they are all in the same class, 
they
> > sleep in the same dorm, but we don't see that Harry knows either 
of
> > them very well beyond that (and vice versa). That's even why I'm 
so annoyed for his getting angry at Seamus because the boy believes 
his mom : Harry seems to expect Seamus to believe him instead, even 
though they are no more than classmates, far from friends. But 
that's anothermatter entirely.
>  
> Finwitch replied:
> Actually, I'm not at all annoyed with Harry. They *do* share a 
dorm.They *do* share classes. This means that
> 
> 1) Seamus must have seen enough to know that Harry is NOT insane, 
orat least enough for reasonable doubt, and never mind what his 
motherwho has never so much as met Harry says based on hearsay of 
others whodon't know Harry either.
> 
> 2) friends or not, a housemate should at least take 'innocent until
> proven guilty' -approach. Particularly as we know how Harry himself
> does take all the trouble for proper evidence in case of Draco 
Malfoy,who is NOT a housemate and definately not a friend, even when 
hefirmly believes Draco's the Heir of Slytherin... Can't Harry expect
> *that* much from his housemate? To at least ASK Harry before 
jumping
> into conclusions/believing nasty rumours?
> <snip>
> IMO, Harry has every right to get angry at Seamus. (more for 
Seamus' mother, but I don't count Seamus as a completely innocent 
bystander in this either.)
> 
Hannah now: To defend Seamus Finnegan here, he doesn't just start 
accusing Harry of things.  He *asks* Harry what really went on with 
LV.  I understand Harry not wanting to reply, but to be fair on 
Seamus, he does ask.  Harry then flies off the handle, threatens 
him, and insults his mother.  So really, I can understand why Seamus 
might think that perhaps what the Prophet is saying has some truth 
in it.

Also bear in mind that Seamus has already seen Harry behaving in 
ways that might be considered crazy or attention seeking; dreams, 
his scar hurting, putting his name in the goblet of fire (Seamus 
probably believes he did).  And what does Harry do the very next day 
after their argument?  Get into a shouting match with a teacher 
about Voldemort.  That probably got rid of any doubt Seamus had left 
that Harry was, indeed, not quite right in the head.  

Hannah