Wizard Chess WAS (McG / DD / Re: Why should Harry .....)

[M.Clifford]

No: HPFGUIDX 123068


Gerry wrote:
> For him standing up to Umbridge openly is not a safe thing to do.
And doing it in class is not a worthwhile effort, because it will
have no effect at all except Harry getting more punishment.

Valky:
With this I agree Gerry, and I also agree that it is a good thing
Harry was able to learn the futility of squabbling with DU through
her detentions, as painful as it all was.

OTOH I can understand how Harry's agonising isolation at the time,
contributed to his belief that DU was an obstacle in his path he
needed to get through to *end this thing* with Voldemort.

Yeah he's acting quite a bit bratty, especially in disregarding the
advice he is given by elders and friends that he *knows* care about
him, but at the end of his fourth year at Hogwarts he faced a mans
battle, he struggled for his very life against the most sinister
force in existence, he wants it over and QUICKLY! I understand his
frustration, he drags himself from the graveyard just scraping his
very young self out of the clutches of Death. He doesn't want to
face that again next year, and who can blame him.

You're right Gerry that Harry needed to gain the wisdom of strategic
battle. Like the fifth challenge under the trapdoor, the fifth
challenge of the books was to play wizard chess. Harry's not all
that good at chess, but he needed to learn that strategy was
important. Thus he did. Umbridge was merely a pawn in the end,
which you have pointed out, uncanny that it was her that had the
opening move in the story.


Gerry:
Organizing the DA is. Giving the interview also. But these are not
as much actions against Umbridge as actions against LV. Here he
chooses not to let Umbridge stand in the way of the higher purpose.
The purpose is clear and has a chance of succeeding. Harry is aware
of the risks and takes them willingly and with conviction.
>
> But standing up to Umbridge because she is evil? No, for Harry
that is not a good thing to do. It may cost them the war against LV.
Sometimes you have to keep out of things for the greater good.
>

Valky:
Again like chess, Umbridge is just a pawn, you can work around her
and for the most part ignore her. But be careful, because the pawn
can take your King. DU does checkmate Harry with the DA, and
Dumbledore, like first Knight is PS/SS, is sacrificed early in the
game to undo the mistake.
The game seems to end in stalemate though, doesn't it? Or does it?
What did Sirius sacrifice really represent?
If the dealings with Umbridge ended up fulfilling a positive
purpose, could the same possibly be said about Sirius and the Veil?


> Gerry (female)

Valky:
Oooh really, guilty as charged ma'am, I apologise. Often I am
mistaken for a guy too so you're in good company. *G*

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