Harry's character development

[tammiemg]

No: HPFGUIDX 139149


Merrylinks wrote further:
> Harry's OWL grades show that he has adequate but not outstanding 
> skills as a sixteen year old wizard. But Harry is surrounded by 
> friends who are willing to risk death at his side. By contrast, 
> although Voldemort has proven than he has unparalleled wizarding 
> skills, he has no friends. When he battles Harry, he battles him 
> alone. When Harry battles Voldemort, he has a huge number of loyal 
> friends at his side. In other words, Harry already has the "power 
the 
> Dark Lord knows not" and will be able to defeat him, with a little 
> help from his friends.


I have been struck throughout the books at the seemingly lack of 
dedication Harry puts towards his studies as did the earlier 
generation of his parents, Snape or even Tom Riddle.  However, when 
push comes to shove, Harry has learned the skills he needed, the 
Partronus charm with Lupin, the Accio charm for the Dragons at the 
first task and even dedicating himself to learning enough to teach 
the DA's in OP.  
It is a nagging feeling (Harry may not be fully prepared) that 
returns when reading the last chapter of the HBP where Harry himself 
realizes he will never have the chance to learn again from 
Dumbledore and that DD knew so VERY much, speaking mermish for 
example. 
Is it possible, that with the help of his friends as recounted 
above, that DD has prepared Harry for what he will need to know as 
he goes forward? What lessons will life teach Harry that will be 
much more valuable than what can be gleaned by texts and 
classnotes?  Isn't that the thing about our lives that college, high 
school and even graduate school could never have taught us....we 
learn more in the classroom of life than we could ever have been 
prepared?  
In the end, I also suspect that this next book will be longer for 
just the development of character to the point where the final 
battle can and will take place.  I antcipate Harry's learning curve 
to make the jump that it needs and look forward to savoring every 
word of the book!


Tammiemg.