DD and Harry in Book VI, what you do and don't want to see

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Lupinlore:

Coming out of the latest in the DD-Harry-Dursley threads, lets talk 
little about what we DO and DON'T want to see in the DD-Harry
relationshiop in Book VI.
 
snip.


What I DON'T want to see:
 
1)  Harry "bucking up" over the summer in an unrealistic and silly
way, leading to him telling DD "It's all OK, now let's take down the
Dark Lord!"

2)  More of the silly "stiff upper lip" philosophy that has
characterized Hogwarts so far
 
3)  Harry becoming a suffering saint who decides to "put his own pain
aside for the good of others."
 
4)  Harry being too quick to open up to DD, even to the level he had
done so before.
 
5)  The interaction between DD and Harry turning on insipid
discussions of "adulthood" and "what's right over what's easy."
 
6)  The issues with Snape NOT being a major bone of contention 
between Harry and DD.
 
7)  The experiences of OOTP NOT leaving a major mark on Harry's
character which would be very evident in his interanctions with DD,
Snape, and others.
 
8)  The issues between Harry and DD being resolved quickly and 
completely
 
9)  No progress being made at all in the issues between Harry and DD



Alla:

Well, I agree with all you want to see, so I snipped it.

I am torn on some of the issues you don't want to see. Because some 
of them to me represent the major qualities of Harry character.

Don't get me wrong, I don't think it will be realistic at all if 
Harry decides over the summer "Everything is OK, let's go and fight 
Voldemort" I would hate that, BUT I think that Harry will decide 
that reasonably soon in terms of book pages of HBP. I am betting 
on ... say chapter 10 of the book. :o)

After all, he does have a heroic side. I don't know whether I am 
happy about it or not, to tell you the truth, because to me it does 
not come even close to realistic portrayal of  the emotions of 
sixteen year oild, who had been through hell and still decides to go 
and fight Voldemort.

Again, I will take what I can get, so I will be happy if Rowling at 
least portrays some struggle on Harry's part.

I am also afraid that Harry WILL put his sufferings aside for the 
sake of others eventually,again, I at least want to see him 
conflicted before he does that.


And, yes, of course, I would LOVE Harry to take Dumbledore to task 
as to dear Snape, if he is not going take Snape to one, till 
Voldemort is gone.

Pippin hypothecised once that if Harry asked Dumbledore would have 
hired another Potion master, well I doubt it, but I would LOVE to 
see Harry say something like that to Dumbledore. "Headmaster, I 
cannot take my Potion lessons with Snape anymore and I am not the 
only one." Hmmm, I wonder how Dumbledore will take that? :o)

JMO,

Alla