Dirty Harry / 'Good' Harry (WAS: The intended murder of Pettigrew and

[delwynmarch]

No: HPFGUIDX 116693


kelsey wrote:
" And I guess that's why I can't see Harry lying, cheating, stealing,
 using unforgivable curses, putting bullets in the head of evildoers
and sleeping soundly."

Del replies :
Hum. While I agree that Harry has a very good core, I also think that
he's shown he can do some of those things without too much remorse.

Lying : he does it pretty often. In OoP, he lied to his friends about
why he stopped the Occlumency lessons, for example, and he lied about
practicing it. In CoS, he lied right in the face of DD about having
nothing troubling him, while at the same time thinking of half a dozen
things really troubling him. In GoF, he lied to his friends and to
Hagrid about having figured out the Egg clue. He might sometimes feel
a bit remorseful about it at the moment he does it, but it usually
doesn't prevent him from sleeping soundly.

Cheating : he copies Hermione's homework. In my book, that's cheating.
And he has no remorse about it.

Stealing : I can't remember him stealing, but I do remember that he
helped and supported Hermione when she stole the ingredients for the
Polyjuice potion from Snape's office. He had no remorse about it.

Using Unforgivable curses : he didn't manage it, he didn't have what
it takes (thankfully !), but he had every *intention* to Crucio
Bellatrix. He also fantasized once about Crucioing Snape. And he still
hasn't shown any remorse over either his fantasy or his attempt.

Putting bullets in people's heads : I guess you mean using AK ;-) ? I
agree on that one : I don't see him using the very thing that killed
his mother and made him an orphan. Except maybe on LV, if he was
somehow accidently taught how to do it. But after the fiasco of the
Crucio, and considering what it takes morally to train into using the
Ak, I don't see Harry willingly getting himself trained to AK anyone,
not even LV. (But on the other hand, if he somehow convinced himself
that this is the right track, then I don't see him having any remorse
over it.)

Del