Harry's flaws and moral errors? was: Apologies and responsibility

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> Lady Indigo:
> "Righteous anger" like automatically seething at the entire Order, 
including adults who knew far more about what was going on, for doing 
what they thought was best for him? 

Alla:

Yes, I consider that one to be the righteous anger. 
After witnessing the murder of the classmate, after being used in 
resurrection of Voldie thingy, Harry was left to deal with his 
nightmares basically on his own - with NO help from anybody else. 
Moreover , Dumbledore forbade anybody including Ron and Hermione to 
tell Harry anything about what is going on.

You know, I pretty much forgave Dumbledore after HBP. I thought he 
was wonderful with Harry in this book, but now I remember how mad I 
was at his treatment of Harry after GoF.



Lady Indigo:
It just seems to get *worse* as he gets older.

Alla:

Maybe because it is getting worse for Harry as he gets older? His 
loved ones keep dying protecting him? And the burden on his 
shoulders gets heavier and heavier to carry on?


Lady Indigo:
 Plenty of other heroes have had righteous anger. Batman, for 
example, is a fountain of it; his whole origin is built on revenge. 
I've never felt as nervous about any them as I've felt about Harry.

Alla:

I don't share it at all. As Sandy said - Harry is exactly where he is 
supposed to be on good/bad scale, considering all that happened to 
him and in some aspects even better. IMO only of course.

I doubt that I would be able to feel any pity for the chidhood of the 
man, who killed my parents for example.



Carol:
<snip of the whole post, basically>

Though I don't usually agree with Alla about Snape, I do
> think she's right that Dumbledore's words to Draco, "It is not your
> mercy but mine that matters now," foreshadow Harry's mercy toward
> Snape in Book 7. (Nevertheless, I foresee Snape as saving Harry 
before
> the end, which will definitively demonstrate to Harry which side 
Snape
> is on.)


Alla:

LOL! Thanks, Carol :-)

Although I bet that Harry will do that thing ( the mercy one before 
the end), otherwise it sort of diminishes the gesture. He is not 
supposed to be sure which side Snape is  on, after all and I am  
thinking that Snape is on his own.

I think that after that happens, Snape may indeed do something useful 
for Harry  as in repaying him or something. I don't think Severus 
Snape does many selfless gestures.

Hmm, where is book 7?

Alla