[HPforGrownups] Re: Heroes and Not.

[Kathryn Jones]

No: HPFGUIDX 145172


> Lupinlore:
>  > <snip> I think that is PRECISELY what this scenario does. 
>  > As with most DDM! speculation, it falls afoul of the fact
>  > that this is NOT SNAPE'S STORY.  Nor is it Dumbledore's
>  > story.  This kind of convoluted (and unbelievable) scenario
>  > has a tendancy to pull the focus completely off of Harry
>  > and his decisions and onto the decisions and plans of
>  > Dumbledore and Snape. <snip>

  KJ writes:
    Until the end of book 6, I do not see where Harry has been able to 
make any plans or decisions. He is still being forcibly funneled along 
by the will of others.
    Regardless of the scenario, the odd thing is, to my mind, that the 
story is about Harry's ability to adapt to a world not of his choosing 
or making, which is true of all kids. He gets to make few decisions.
    Harry's parents made the choices that they did, which caused a 
direct effect on Harry's life through no fault of his own. The mere fact 
of his birth to a witch and a wizard caused effects which influenced the 
behaviour of his aunt and uncle.
    Snape's choices also had a direct effect on Harry and completely 
changed the course of his life without any input from Harry.
    The choices made by the Marauders also had a direct effect on 
Harry's life. If they had been different people, Snape might have been 
different, Harry's whole story might have been different.
    The choices that Voldemort made are the whole reason for the 
prophecy and the threat to his continued existence.
    Sirius' choices and the results made a huge emotional impact on 
Harry, from which he has not entirely recovered.
    Dumbledore, I'm sure, has also caused Harry's life to be different 
from what it would have been if he had not been the focus of 
Dumbledore's need to rid the world of Voldemort.
    Few of the influences on Harry's life have been good ones. Perhaps 
it is his ability to weather the results of all the other actions and 
gain a little control in his own life that will make him a hero rather 
than the "grab a sword and run him through scenario". Perhaps Harry can 
put a stop to all the ripples in the pool and come up with a completely 
different scenario for success.
KJ