Malum blah blah blah was Re: Harry using Crucio.

[va32h]

No: HPFGUIDX 174436

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "jlnbtr" <jlnbtr at ...> wrote:

> Of course Harry used thr unforgivables, he had to. It was all for 
> the 'Greater Good'. If Harry hadn't used the Imperius curse, he 
>would have never retrieved the Goblet Horcrux, Voldemort would have 
>never been killed, the WW would suck. I don't think that Voldie's 
>soul in Harry made him cast those curses, he did it all on his own, 
>and he meant every single one of them. 
 
va32h:

I definitely agree that it isn't Voldemort's soul bit making Harry 
use the UCs. And I agree that he needed to use Imperio in Gringott's 
and I also feel that there is nothing "wrong" with Harry giving in to 
the very human temptation to cause someone pain when you feel deeply, 
deeply wronged. 

My only objection - EVER - has been Harry enjoying the Crucio, and 
not feeling the least bit uncomfortable about it. He was reluctant 
when he cast the Imperio - knew it was necessary but was reluctant to 
do it. That's very in-character for Harry. 

I expected him to show equal reluctance to use Crucio. This is the 
young man who saved Draco (twice - once at great personal risk) 
during the Battle of Hogwarts. The young man who tried to stop 
Wormtail's silver hand from strangling him. The boy who agonized over 
accidentally using Sectumsempra. 

Personally, I thought Harry was nuts for trying to save Wormtail from 
the silver hand. I wouldn't have done it. But that's not how Harry 
is - he's incredibly compassionate, even to people who totally don't 
deserve it, and that is why it felt very out of character to see 
Harry happily and satisfactorily using the Cruciatus Curse. 

One sentence - Harry felt a momentary thrill at Carrow's pain, 
followed by a twinge of guilt - would have saved the whole scenario 
for me. 

va32h