[HPforGrownups] Re: Felix question

[k12listmomma]

No: HPFGUIDX 161431

>> David:
>> ... Why doesn't Harry just drink some Felix right
>>  before, or while he is facing Voldemort? <<

> bboyminn:
>> Luck to a certain extent is like Fate, it can favor you but that doesn't guarantee that it will protect you.
>> <snip>
>> Also, I think there is an element in bottled luck that is very similar to taking drugs. If you take drugs, you feel very very good, but it is an illusion. 
>> <snip>
>> I think feeling 'lucky' is no substitute for creating you own genuine luck. Work hard, gain skill, apply those skills diligently and you will create you own very real luck that won't wear off after a few  hours. That is what Harry really needs to do, he needs to create his own genuine luck through skill, determination, and perseverance, and though high moral fiber. That will carry him a lot farther and serve him far better than any artificial bottled luck. <<



I would argue a different reason that we won't ever see Harry with a bottle 
of Felix in his pocket right before meeting Voldemort: it's just not in his 
character. Harry never has been afraid of Voldemort. He sees it as his 
destiny, and while he might be a little scared inwardly, he's never let that 
fear drive him in any way. We don't seem him quaking in any of the previous 
encounters. So, he's really different than Slughorn, who moves from house to 
house in fear, avoiding any confrontation, and who we know would take Felix 
if he was told he had a meeting with the Dark Lord that evening. It's like 
Harry is thinking, well, if I am going to get into a ruffle with Voldemort, 
let's make it head on so I can kill him (or he kill me), and then it will be 
done. Harry isn't one to rely on luck- he has more confidence in his skills, 
his brain, his ability to think he way through things. Notice that when he 
has a bottle of Felix, he gives the bottle away to his friends, and that 
really shows Harry's character for who he is- more concerned about the lives 
of others rather than his own.

Shelley