Not getting this one.....

[a_svirn]

No: HPFGUIDX 143262


Jen:
> Wouldn't it actually be anger at Voldemort for killing his parents 
> that keeps Harry from joining him (and anger at Snape as time goes 
> on)? Hatred of the dark arts that Harry has learned along the way 
> from Hagrid, Dumbledore, Lupin, Sirius, James? Those are reasons 
> alluded to in text for why Harry isn't interested in joining 
> Voldemort.

a_svirn:
Ah, Potters and their famous hatred of the Dark Arts once again. 
Didn't stop Harry from using Sectumsempra or Crusatius. Didn't even 
stop him from trying AK. 
 
Besides, I don't think that Dumbledore meant that Love keeps Harry 
from joining Lord Voldemort. I believe what he was actually saying 
is that Harry's ability to love saves him from the lure of the Dark, 
in other words from the temptation to become a Dark Lord in his own 
right. It's not like the possibility haven't been discussed in 
certain quarters; and whatever Snape's saying to the contrary Harry 
is extremely powerful, not to mention the Chosen One. 

Jen:
> And the biggest thing--Harry's ability to love may protect him 
from 
> Voldemort, but it appears to make it worse for everyone around 
him. 
> His parents, Sirius, & Dumbledore have all died trying to protect 
> him. And instead of feeling more and more angry at Voldemort for 
> these deaths, who is really behind all the events to a greater or 
> lesser degree, Harry instead hates Snape!

a_svirn:
I don't think it's so very strange, actually. Voldemort is the 
Enemy, remote and kind of abstract. The very epitome of Evil, so to 
speak. Having obtained a body he became more powerful and more 
ominous; however, not being quite human himself, he doesn't inspire 
normal human emotions. You can't really passionately hate an idea, 
unless you are a fanatic. Which, praise be, Harry is not. 

Snape, on the other hand, is only too human. Moreover he's someone 
Harry knows, has known for years, and, frankly, wherever his 
loyalties lie, Harry has every reason to hate him. Also, Dumbledore 
and Sirius are someone Harry has known and loved which is more than 
can be said about his parents.