Is Harry really capable of great love?

[Ramya]

No: HPFGUIDX 136636

<bennetfan101 at y...> wrote:
> Harry has already been set up as loving his friends and mentors 
> very strongly, and really all that is left is whether or not he 
> will be able to love his enemies. 

Marianne wrote:
> I'd like to add to this thought that Harry has already had at least 
> the tinglings of empathy for Snape.  When he entered Snape's 
> memories in OoP he did not return gloating over Snape's 
> experiences.  He may not have felt pity, but I think he certainly 
> emphathized with Snape's mistreatment, and felt bad about it.  


Rams:

Thank you all for your well-thought out responses. I see now that 
Harry does have the capacity to feel love not only towards his 
friends, but also towards his enemies. 

I too think that the Harry-Snape dynamic will play a major role in 
the eventual destruction of Voldemort. Perhaps, Snape's loyalty to 
Dumbledore (yes, I think Snape's still on the side of 'good':) will 
be revealed to Voldemort, and Harry, realising his error, will jump 
in to save his life (thus repeating history), and Snape will do the 
same for Harry.

Rams