Harry using Crucio

[littleleahstill]

No: HPFGUIDX 175730

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "urghiggi" <urghiggi at ...> 
wrote:
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> --- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Edis" <virpshas@> wrote:
> 
> 
> Edis:
> > The Crucio scene underlines that this is a choice not a magical 
> > incompetence. Jo needed to make this point somehow for dramatic 
> > clarity and this is how she did it.
> > 
> 
> Julie H:
> Ahhh, but he'd already proven his mastery of an 'unforgivable' by 
this time, having 
> Imperio'd several characters during the Gringotts cup heist. Was 
the crucio scene really 
> necessary to prove again that he could do an unforgivable curse? 
And if she needed to do 
> that... why not do it in the heat of battle... or, say, in the RoR 
during the diadem incident, 
> when stuff was happening fast and furious? (Not the case in the 
Ravenclaw Tower.)
(snipped)

> Julie H, chicago

Leah:

Funnily enough, just before reading Edis' post, I had myself had the 
thought that perhaps Harry's use of the Imperius and Cruciatus 
curses were indeed meant to prepare us for Harry taking out 
Voldemort with an AK, only for the Harry who returns from his near-
death experience in the Forest to be able to defeat only by removing 
the wand/power from Voldemort/Evil with the Expelliarmus

In that case, the casual use of the Cruciatus, which disturbed me, 
might be a further build-up towards a presumed AK, or perhaps an 
indication of the power of the soul bit in Harry (as Voldemort 
himself appears to be gaining in power).

But that still doesn't explain McGonagall's 'gallant' reaction.  If 
the Crucio is meant to make us think the hero is becoming 'Dirty 
Harry' shouldn't McGonagall's reaction indicate that?

Leah, pretty puzzled.