Snape and Harry again.

[Jen Reese]

No: HPFGUIDX 113852

> SSSusan:
> Yes, DD & Snape & Lupin, et al., are training Harry up, but why 
does 
> that have to mean that he doesn't have special power?  HAVING the 
> power doesn't mean an automatic understanding of how to use it.  
> 
> To counter the quote you've provided, I offer up these, also from 
DD 
> in OotP:
<snipped two qoutes here>
> And, most importantly, to me, about his 3rd year:  
> "Young you might be, but you had proved you were *exceptional.*" 
> [839, emphasis added]

<snip>
> Nope, I still interpret this as DD's believing Harry is truly 
> different from other wizards, truly gifted in some extraordinary 
way.

Jen: You make a good case, Susan! I also think Harry is special in a 
way that has nothing to do with magical prowess, or maybe it does 
but JKR hasn't explained it yet. Harry says it's 'luck' that helps 
him defy Voldemort, but he seems a little *too* lucky, you know? It 
seems more than coincidence when help always arrives in the nick of 
time. And I do think this is a power Harry posesses that Voldemort 
didn't transfer to him, perhaps this power is even connected to his 
ability to do wandless magic. Whatever it is, Harry is able to call 
forth what he needs in his darkest moments of despair. 

Jen Reese