McLaggen under Imperio? WAS: Re: CHAPDISC: HBP11, Hermione's Helping Hand

[Amanda Shoffner]

No: HPFGUIDX 149042

Amanda:
  Ceridwen, there are quite a few things 
in your post that stuck me as interesting.
   
Ceridwen Wrote:
<snip>McLaggen is unique to the rest of 
them in the story, because while they're 
all ready to fall all over Harry or offer 
themselves in some sort of lust sacrifice,
McLaggen wants to best him. <snip>
   
<snip>McLaggen wants to be seen as Harry's
 right hand man, and the only place he can 
do that is on the Quidditch pitch. <snip>
<snip>He tries to get in good with Harry 
by constantly wanting to talk Quidditch 
plays, even when Harry is obviously doing 
other things, and he pulls his imagined 
rank (second-in-command) during a game, 
resulting in Harry being hospitalized and
 a few other foul-ups. <snip>
   
Amanda:
Does this bring to mind the imperious 
curse? Out of the blue comes this other
student who has never been mentioned 
before, forcing himself to be at Harry’s
side, trying to be on “Harry’s team” and
being his <snip> “right-hand man”?<snip>
   
Amanda ~ Remembering that JKR doesn’t just
‘throw’ something into the storyline.