[HPforGrownups] Harry heroic?

[Irene Mikhlin]

No: HPFGUIDX 142994

Sherry Gomes wrote:

> As for OOTP, he was heroic standing up to Umbridge. 
and remember, he stood
> up to her before anyone else did.  

While I more or less agree with the general direction
of your post, I must disagree with this point.

First of all, he wasn't the first, Hermione was there
with the first act of defiance. And second - what
Harry did was not heroic. It was stupid, stupid,
stupid. Hermione thought though. All his Gryffindor
friends thought so. McGonagall thought so.
Hermione was standing up to Umbridge in a clever way,
lesson after lesson. And she thought up the two things
that hurt Umbridge the most - the interview and the
DA. There was nothing brave about Harry letting his
temper to run loose, the brave thing would be to reign
it in, and hurt her where it matters.

Irene


		
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