Slytherins come back WAS: Re: My Most Annoying Character/Now Rowling's control

[Jim Ferer]

No: HPFGUIDX 180297

Carol: "One of the themes of the books is that what appears to be
true,  including what Harry perceives to be true, isn't necessarily true."

Betsy Hp: "See, and again, this is where discussions pile up. Because
I honestly don't think this was a theme at all. Harry was, for the
most part, right about everything. Rather than Harry learning that his
first instinct was probably wrong, he learns that his first instinct
is usually right. Only birds of his particular feather can be full on
trusted."

I don't think it's a theme, but it would be strange if every single
perception was right. We do hear often enough that characters can be
wrong. I agree with Betsy that Harry's got a better than average gut
sense, which helps make him the man of action he is.

Betsy again: "Slytherins returning to the fight would have been a
massive shock to Harry because it would have shown an old, comfortable
prejudice of his to be wrong."

Harry seems to have enough flexibility of mind to give up beliefs that
aren't correct. His thinking style seems to be action-oriented and
adaptive. (I wonder what Harry's Myers-Briggs is.)  Adaptive people
tend to quickly discard beliefs that aren't working. If Slytherins had
come back to fight Harry would have accepted them once he was sure it
wasn't a ruse. I agree it would have been a bit of a shock at first.

Jim Ferer