McG / DD / Re: Why should Harry be expected to listen to anyone at H

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Alla: 
> 
> Basically you are saying that being tortured with the blood quill 
> was a very good thing for Harry, in itself, correct?

In this situation, yes. Rotten but beneficial. For the people who only
want to equal good with virtuous, nobel, morally good etc. please
check a dictionary and broaden your view of the English language.

> Alla:
> Judging by the last pages of OOP, I am NOT sure at all, that Harry 
> wants to continue to fight Voldemort. Do you think he is obligated 
> to save WW?

Well, I don't think Harry is the one who has the choice here. If
Voldemort want to fight him, he can ofcourse try to negotiate but
somehow I don't think it will work. I'm fairly sure that Voldemort
wants him dead. Not only because of the prophecy, but because Harry
has done him serious damage in the past and he seems to me someone who
is a really bad loser. 
> 
> Alla:
> 
> Same question. Why does Harry have a duty to save WW? I am not 
> talking about metathinking look at all - because Harry is the hero 
> of the story, etc. I am asking why Harry who does not know that he 
> is the main character in the books has a duty to save WW, who , IMO 
> treats him quite horribly from times to times.

Harry has a huge sense of responsibility. He knows the prophecy, and
he will get after Voldmort because Voldemort and his supporters will
attack the parts of the WW Harry loves best: his friend Hermione
(mudblood), the Weasleys (blood traitors), people like Hagrid, DD etc.
I cannot see this happen and Harry standing apart and doing nothing,
even if LV would leave him alone, and if there was no prophecy. And as
I said above I don't believe in LV leaving Harry alone, and loose all
status among his followers because he is too scared to go after a boy. 

Gerry