[HPforGrownups] Re: CHAPDISC: DH5, Fallen Warrior

[Sherry Gomes]

No: HPFGUIDX 178027

Mike:
> > 1. What did you think of Harry's greeting of Andromeda when she came 
> > in?
> 
> Carol:
> I suppose it was a gut reaction and he was under stress, but it must 
> have hurt Andromeda's feelings.  <snip>

Mike:
I've been holding off adding my two knuts, but I have to put something in
here on my favorite questions.

I was really pissed at Harry for the way he greeted Andromeda. He knew he
was going to the Tonks. He knew that Andromeda was Sirius' 
favorite cousin and was well aware that she was the sister of Bellatrix and
Narcissa. He's now in the house, talking to Ted Tonks and already been told
of the protective spells and that "the wife" 
was tending to Hagrid. He knew she was going to be there, that had just
probably saved or repaired Hagrid, and was putting herself in harms way by
offering up their home as one of the safe houses. I'm sorry, I thought it
was inexcusable to treat the woman that way.





Sherry:
Oh, Mike, I think this is almost the first time I've really disagreed with
you!  But well, I really disagree on this one.

Harry has just suffered an extremely dangerous and traumatic event.  He is
not rational at this time, or he'd be beyond human.  He has been chased by
deatheaters, and then Voldemort himself, nearly been killed, seen Hedwig
die, thought Hagrid had died, is barely a month away from the murder of
Dumbledore ... how on earth could he be expected to realize instantly that
the woman was not Bellatrix?  I totally understood his reaction, with all
he'd been through.  And Bellatrix is the one who murdered Sirius.  I thought
his reaction made perfect sense.  At least he was able to take time before
shooting, so to speak, to learn that it was not Bellatrix.  Sometimes, I
think we expect super human behavior and reasoning from Harry, but so very
often, he really reminds me of what he is, a 17-year-old boy, who has been
through hell and is still going through it.  This was one of those times for
me.

Sherry