Turning Point? (was Re: Dumbledore the General)

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No: HPFGUIDX 124360


--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "nkafkafi" <nkafkafi at y...> wrote:


> Neri:
> I'm not afraid for a moment that OOTP will be swept under the rug. I
> think JKR set up things in OotP so Harry will find himself with no
> grownup he can really trust. He cannot even trust the memory of his
> parents anymore. He cannot trust even his own mind, or his "saving
> people" instinct, which until OotP had always led him to do the right
> thing. 

> Neri

I think you're right about Harry not having any adults to turn to.  

This is the last paragraph of OotP. 

   "Harry nodded. He somehow could not find words to tell them
   what it    meant to him, to see them all ranged there, on 
   his side. Instead, he smiled, raised a hand in farewell,
   turned around and led the way out of the station towards 
   the sunlit street, with Uncle Vernon, Aunt Petunia and Dudley
   hurrying along in his wake."

What I see is Harry realizing that he has a great deal of support, and
 as he turns and leads the way, he shoulders the burden of leadership.
 It's at this point, that we see Harry take his place as the alpha
male, leader of the band.  And his friends are committed to supporting
him.