Harry's irresponsible behaviour / Does he have a choice? (was McG / DD / Re: Why should Harry be expected)

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--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "dumbledore11214"
<dumbledore11214 at y...> wrote:

> So, Harry does have a huge sense of responsibility? because my 
> previous reply was in response to your argument that Harry's 
> irresponsible behaviour may have delivered WW to Voldemort. I was 
> not asking you whether Harry has a choice or not, he probably does 
> not, although I do believe that we almost always have a choice.

OK, let me explain this to you. Harry throughout OoP often behaves 
irresponsibly. One of the occasions is refusing to learn Occlumency.
Because of his irresponsibility in this he is tricked. LV plays on his
feelings of responsibility to get him to the DoM. He knows how Harry
will react and it works just fine. Harry is not a black and white
character. He has flaws. . 

> I was asking you more along the lines why do you think that Harry 
> OWES WW anything.

I'm sorry but I never said such a thing. You are the one who
interpreted my words that way, and then started asking why I think so. 

> Person making a conscious choice to fight  and sacrifice himself in  
> the fight is one thing, so far Harry has not been given a 
> possibility to make the conscious choice to fight, because so much 
> information was kept from him, but at the same time he is being held 
> to the same standards as someone who is making such conscious choice.

He made the choice. At the beginning of OoP, when he wants to be in
the Order, when he explicitely tells the members he wants to fight LV. 

Gerry