[HPforGrownups] Re: Outraged Harry ( was: Snape ... Dumbledore's sacrifice)

[catherine higgins]

No: HPFGUIDX 149176


    
  Tonks said:
  Snape has told us that Harry is only a mediocre wizard.  He gets by 
  with "luck" and the help of his more talented friends.  I think that 
  this is true, and I don't think that this will change anytime soon. 
  
  kchuplis replied:

  To me, this has been rather the point all along though. It's the reason DD always has Harry let his best friends in on the info. It's shouted at the school houses. He's told again and again to keep his friends with him. I think the point (or one of) is that you don't have to, and you really can't triumph without help. 
   
  Catherine adds:
   
  Actually, I don't think Harry is a mediocre wizard, and I don't even think Snape thinks Harry is a mediocre wizard. I believe Snape is downplaying Harry's talent so as the DE's don't take him very seriously, so that they underestimate him.
   
  As for canon for Harry's true power:
   
  Harry not only produced a Patronus at the age of 13, he produced a very powerful patronus that charged away 100's of Dementors at the age of 13. That's a big difference. It shows a very powerful magic deep inside Harry that he can use in a moment of fear, and to save 2 people he really loves. (And himself!)
   
  Personally, I believe that Harry's strongest magic is fueled by love, and not actually love. 
  In the MoM, Voldemort couldn't posess Harry because of Harry's love for Sirius.
   
  In the graveyard, Harry outpowered Voldemort when their wands connected. It was Harry's power and concentration that pushed that ball of light into Voldemort's wand. He had no help from ANYONE at that time, he was exhausted from the Maze in the TWT, and shocked by the death of his fellow student. And he still managed to overpower Voldemort! How can anyone see that as mediocre? He was lucky to get away with the help of the shadows, but he managed all the other stuff alone. And he was just as confused about the wands connecting as Voldemort was, he had no advantage in that scene, and was at a significant disadvantage, being surrounded by DE's and exhausted to boot. (I know the Phoenix song stregthned him, but again that's because it's tied in with love, where his strongest powers lie)
   
  In any scene where they are fighting DE's, Harry always manages to stun, freeze or hit them with other spells at a much higher ratio than any of the other students (including Hermione).He's always the last one standing (with Neville, usually) After the Tower scene, he's the one who stuns how many DE's while chasing Snape? 
   
  When Harry is at his weakest, is when he feels hatred. That's why Snape so easily gets the better of him. That's why it's so important for Harry to control his anger and hatred, why Harry has to remain pure of heart. Also, Snape and Harry have a history, Voldemort and Harry do not. I think it will be easier for Harry to defeat Voldemort, than Snape. 
   
  Harry is a mediocre student with extrordinary depth of power, skill and talent. He just doesn't believe it yet. Kind of like Neo in "The Matrix" , he will reach the peak of his powers when he surrenders himself to them and starts to believe in himself.
   
  Catherine