The Message of DH - Moral Superiority

[Charles Walker Jr]

No: HPFGUIDX 174739

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "nitalynx" <nitalynx at ...> wrote:
>
> bboyminn wrote:
> 
> <snip>
> > And to further make the point that Harry's morality is
> > in his actions, all of his actions, not a single
> > isolated event. 
> 
> Nita:
> 
> But don't "all of his actions" consist entirely of single events? Or
> if not, how do we decide which events to ignore? What if I think that
> his self-sacrifice was atypical (say, he was still shocked and numb
> after the LOLLIPOPS revelation), and so we shouldn't take in into
> account? 
> 
Charles:
If you think that Harry's self-sacrifice was atypical, then you
haven't been paying attention. He's shown a willingness to sacrifice
himself since book 1. His concern for his near death experience was
that the stone not fall into Voldemort's hands. Book 2, he's dying
from his wounds, but his concern is to tell Ginny how to get to
safety. Book 3, he charges into battle with dementors to save Sirius.
Book 5, he's willing to give up the WW to keep everyone safe from him
when he thinks he's being posessed by Voldemort. Book 6, he wants to
save DD from drinking the potion. Then he breaks it off with Ginny
because he doesn't want harm to come to her.

> > We learn by the example of a flawed but basically good
> > courageous boy who will not tolerate the forces of
> > evil winning, and is determined to beat them regardless
> > of the personal cost. 
> 
> 
> Do we? I wouldn't want my little brother to learn too much from Harry,
> actually. And if I did want him to grow up that way, a few cheap
> action movies can provide the same example more effectively, without
> contradicting themselves.
> 
Charles:
Hmmm. Yeah, he questions authority, searches for the truth, and fights
against evil. Not someone to emulate at all.

Charles, who likes Harry and would be damn proud to have a kid like him.