favorite Harry moments?

[julie]

No: HPFGUIDX 169445


> 
> Alla:
> 
> I like Harry acting as Dumbledore at his best as I see it. I do 
NOT, 
> do NOT want to imagine Harry evolving in what I consider Dumbledore 
> at his worst as I see it.
> 
> I like him showing mercy and compassion indeed - for friends and 
> enemies. 
But I would prefer to think that he would think **twice** 
> before deciding the fates of other people, even if he would think 
it 
> is best for them. And when he would think twice, I would still like 
> him to figure out what those people want NOT what he thinks is best 
> for them.

Julie:
I think Hermione has this unpleasant trait of Dumbledore's cornered! 
One can only hope some day she recognizes that it is not a good trait.

Alla:
> I would like for him to NOT grow in the loner who has no confidante 
> equal to him in wisdom and that is why he has to decide everything 
> alone in his infinite wisdom.
> 
> So, in short I do not want Harry to become Dumbledore if he 
> survives, no way. IMO obviously, but I want Harry to adopt DD's 
best 
> traits as I see them.

Julie:
I agree. I didn't mean I expected Harry to become exactly like 
Dumbledore, but in the areas where Harry already exhibits similar 
traits, like his ability to feel compassion, that is where I think 
Harry will grow more like Dumbledore. 

Again, Harry isn't Dumbledore, so his faults aren't the same. His 
tendency to act from emotion rather than thought, for instance, is 
somewhat the opposite of Dumbledore's style (too much reliance on 
either can be a bad thing of course). This is where Harry tends to be 
like Snape, oddly, as I'm assuming young Snape joined the DEs based 
on emotion rather than thinking it out or rationally considering the 
likely consequences--he was too busy wearing his heart on his sleeve 
and so on. Snape tamps down those emotions now--though they do burst 
out on at least two occasions--but the damage was irrevocably done. 

Harry is like Dumbledore in that he keeps his own counsel, but I 
don't think it's because he feels he has no equal. It's because he 
never had anyone to confide in as a young child, so he's still 
learning to completely trust the judgment of others. Not to mention 
that he's been told he has to defeat Voldemort alone! But I do hope 
like you that he grows in this area, and learns that having a 
confidante relieves one of a great burden, not to mention great 
loneliness.

Julie