Harry's protection

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No: HPFGUIDX 113009

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "naamagatus" <naama_gat at h...> wrote:
> > > > I'd say there is loads of unselfish love in the 
> > books--sacrificial  love is only the most spectacular example of it.
> > > > 
> > Kneasy: 
> > > Give me ten examples.
> > > Should be easy if there's 'loads', but I think you'll have great 
> > difficulty in doing so.<
> > 
> > Off the top of my head
> > 
> > James dies to defend Lily and Harry
> > Lily dies to defend Harry
> > Ron sacrifices himself in the chess game
> > Molly takes Harry into the Weasley family
> > Harry goes to rescue Ginny
> > Harry defends Dumbledore to Riddle
> > Sirius offers a home to Harry
> > Harry rescues Sirius and Buckbeak
> > Molly's hug (GoF)
> > Harry thinking of Ron and Hermione as he fights the dementors 
> > Harry thinking of Sirius as he struggles with Voldemort
> > 
> > That's eleven. I'm sure there are more.
> > 
> 
> Ginny defending Harry (standing up to Draco).
> Dumbledore not telling Harry about the prophecy.
> The second task in the tournament (Krum->Hermione, Cedric->Cho, Fleur-
> >Gabrielle).
> Molly, Molly, Molly - the thing that scares her most is the death of 
> members of her family (including Harry!), not anything that would 
> happen to her.
> Hermione endlessly helping Harry (and Ron and Hagrid) whenever they 
> need her.
> Hagrid towards his monster pets (particularly Norbert, of course).
> Hagrid towards Dumbledore and the trio.
> Petunia towards Dudley AND Vernon towards both Petunia and Dudley.
> Winkey towards the Crouch family (it's not just the magical bond - 
> she continues to love and want to serve them even after the bond is 
> severed).
> Sirius risking being caught in order to help Harry (in GoF).
> Ron facing up to his arachnophobia in order to help save Hermione.
> Ron joining Harry to go save Ginny.
> 

You're cheating - all of you.
Just what  I expected.
Very  few of these  involve true sacrifice and most of the others can be
considered as being motivated by things other than love.
Using the above as a guideline I could just as easily put forward
Voldy/Nagini, Kreacher/Mrs Black on the wall or Bella/Voldy.

To the incurably romantic almost anything can be regarded as an
aspect of 'love'; not to a miserable curmudgeon like me though.

Kneasy