Real child abuse/ Mcgonagall

[Chris]

No: HPFGUIDX 145590

Jazmyn:
> Harry is a loose canon who doesn't care about the consequences of 
his 
> actions, who leads his friends onto danger, his monstrous ego 
believing 
> he can defeat Voldemort as nothing more then a kid.   Harry should 
be 
> locked up before he gets anymore people killed or worse.  He is 
already 
> responsible for leading his godfather to his death. 

    I haven't written anything here in a long time, but when I saw 
this paricular piece, I had to respond. What is the justification of 
calling Harry a "loose cannon" who cares not about consequences or the 
lives of his friends? Harry helps Ron save Hermione from a troll in 
CoS at the risk of his own life. He saves Sirius from a sure 
dementor's kiss in PoA. He brings back Cedric's body at the end of GoF 
at his own peril. He enters the cave with DD and nurses him back to 
normalcy after DD drank the potion, all the while at great risk from 
the Inferi. Sounds like he cares a little about the lives of his 
friends to me.
    Also, the last thing I would associate with Harry is a monstrous 
ego. The only thing he knows for sure is that he is good at Quidditch. 
I believe he recognizes that his magical abilities are limited...after 
all he does state that Hermione is far better than he.
    I do not think that Harry knows for sure whether he can defeat LV 
or not. And we really can't blame him for being in this battle to 
begin with...it was LV that marked him for death, not the other way 
around. 
    Whether or not his little excursion to the ministry to "save" 
Sirius was warranted, he felt the need to try. I think that shows his 
love for Sirius...that it led to his death is ultimately not Harry's 
fault. It was Bellatrix that killed Sirius, not Harry. Plus, Sirius 
was ordered to remain at HQ. I think he shares some of the blame in 
his own demise.
    This post makes me wonder if we were reading the same books. Harry 
does not strike me as someone who revels in his position of "chosen 
one." He was thrust into that role...he didn't choose it. Remember, he 
asks DD why he can't just walk away from the fight. And DD responds 
that to walk away is not possible...LV will never stop until someone 
stops him.

Chris