Personal Note Re: [HPforGrownups] Imperius Resistance and Occlumency, was Harry's anger (was Re: Draco's anger.)

[Magda Grantwich]

No: HPFGUIDX 123385

We're not allowed to say "I agree" posts on HPFGU (although "I
disagree" posts are allowed at least a few dozen times a day; go
figure) but I did want to tell you "I AGREE" completely with your
post below.

Keep posting.  Cheers.

Magda


--- Jocelyn Grunow <aandj at labyrinth.net.au> wrote:

> On Thursday, January 27, 2005, at 03:16 am, eggplant9998 wrote:
> 
> > In the case of the Occlumency lessons that was easy because the
> > feeling Harry was feeling in his gut was literal not figurative;
> they
> > actually made him sick as well as weak. I don't know about you
> but I
> > would need a very good reason to continue doing something like
> that;
> > "because I said so" just wouldn't do it for me.
> >
> I was reading OotP to my son last night before bed and he was up to
> the 
> scene in Dumbledore's office before Dumbledore does a runner.  It's
> a 
> pretty powerful plea Dumbledore makes to Harry to learn Occlumency!
>  
> Not just a passing mention.  Also it follows a scene where
> Dumbledore 
> takes responsibility for the DA in order to keep Harry from being 
> forced out of Hogwarts.  Harry clearly interprets the events as 
> Dumbledore protecting him, too, so no misunderstanding there.
> 
> His powerful ally/protector who has just made a sacrifice for him 
> implores him to learn Occlumency in the last moments they have 
> together.  But Harry won't.
> 
> Yes I agree with you that Harry deserved to be told more by the
> adults. 
>   He wasn't, so he had to make a decision based on the information
> he 
> had - and he had plenty of resources.  This is a kid with brains
> and 
> friends but he won't listen to either.  He goes with his gut
> (whether 
> because he's a sulky adolescent or, as others have more charitably 
> speculated, because LV is manipulating him) and it ends with a
> friend 
> being killed.  Let's hope he learns from that.
> 
> Jocelyn
> 
> 


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