Unforgivables.

[shimmertree]

No: HPFGUIDX 173516

Hope I format this correctly, as it's my first post.

Maeg wrote:
> To drag it back to discussion of Harry, I was surprised at Harry's  
> reaction to his own use of Cruciatus. ..... there was no question  
> in his mind that torturing someone was the right thing to do. .....
I'd expect  
> some twinge of doubt, if not actual repugnance at one's own actions  
> (whether the action is justified or not).
> 
> Given how "good" we're told Harry is, this struck me as totally out  
> of character. In one blink of an eye, he became Vengeance!Harry  
> without a conscience. It's canon, but I don't buy it, and it makes me  
> care a lot less about what happens to him.

Shimmertree replies:
I think it's important to remember that Harry still has the Voldy soul
fragment inside him at this point, and it's getting stronger.  When I
read this scene, I attributed Harry's callousness to the idea of
torture, to the fragment's growing strength and influence on Harry's
soul.  After all, isn't that something Voldy would have done without a
"twinge of doubt" or "actual repugnance"?

Shimmertree