Harry's experiences : what's missing ?

[justcarol67]

No: HPFGUIDX 116604


Del wrote:
> <big snip> Ha, the temptation ! If I remember correctly, JKR said
that Harry would never be tempted to go to the other side. But that
still leaves room for a nasty piece of temptation. I wonder...

Carol responds:
I can't see Harry being tempted to go over to the side that killed his
parents (and, unless Pippin is right, Sirius as well), but I can
certainly see him being tempted to use the other side's weapons. We've
already seen him attempting to use a Crucio and the lesson of what
happened to Barty Sr. when he allowed the aurors to use Unforgiveable
Curses apparently has not sunk in. I don't think he can (or should)
use Voldemort's weapons any more than Frodo can (or should) use the
One Ring. Harry needs to learn that evil begins with the desire to use
or harm others and that it cannot be defeated by its own weapons. That
would only substitute one Dark Lord for another (and, no, I'm not
reading LOTR into HP though I see the parallel).

I wonder what means Dumbledore used to defeat Grindelwald and why that
question has never been raised by Harry and his friends.

Carol