favorite Harry moments?

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> Sherry:

> Ok, anyone else have any favorite Harry  moments?

jr_pumpkin wrote:
My favorite moment is also one of the  saddest, IMO.  I love the 
two scenes with DD in HBP where they are  side-along apparating.  
When DD changes from "You are with me" to "I am  with you." 

Knowing what comes next gives me chills when I read this line  now.



Julie:
This is one of my favorite Harry moments too. Many others have been 
mentioned, so I'll just say that I like Harry best when he is acting  like
Dumbledore. When he faces challenges and threats calmly even though
he's terrified inside (Triwizard tournament, the Graveyard), when he  feels
empathy even for his "enemies," and when he acts mercifully (stopping
Sirius and Lupin from killing Peter), when he makes a promise and nothing 
will stop him from honoring it (taking back Cedric's body), when he  refuses
to compromise his values (insisting he is Dumbledore's man, the  end).
 
I do enjoy some of Harry's snarky comments, and the recipients  generally
deserve them. But Harry's anger often leads him into acting rashly, into  
acting
off his immediate emotions rather than from rational deduction (the  DoM 
fiasco,
blaming Snape for Sirius's death). This is the side of him that could  devolve
into Snape, sarcastic and bitter, if he doesn't overcome it. And as much  as
I love Snape as a character, I'd much rather see Harry evolve into a  wise,
witty and compassionate Dumbledore.
 
 
Julie, imagining Harry years after having survived his encounter with  
Voldemort,
settled, happy and with a knowing twinkle flashing in his eye  ;-)







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