CHAPDISC: DH29, THE LOST DIADEM

[justcorbly]

No: HPFGUIDX 184354


--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "yolandacarroll"
<yolandacarroll at ...> wrote:
>
> 4) Neville says "...it helps when people stand up to them, it gives
> everyone hope. I used to notice that when you did it, Harry." What
> does this say about how Neville and the others see Harry?

Justcorbly says:

It says people look to Harry for leadership.  And, now, as well,  to
Neville, who watched Harry and learned.  Neither wanted to be a leader. 
Harry was thrust into it and Neville saw the need and stepped up.
>
> 6) In the seventh book, the trio of Neville, Ginny, and Luna were the
> leaders of the D.A. Can we compare this new trio with the trio of
> Harry, Ron, and Hermione?
>

Justcorbly says:

I'm sure we are intended to make the comparison.  Members of both trios
display widely different personalities and skills, but they share
courage in equal measure. I think JKR wants us to think about how
someone like Luna, portrayed as a flaky eccentric-in-the-making with a
tenuous grip on reality, can, when the need arises, willingly put her
life at risk for the greater good.   For me, the underlying theme of the
Potter story is that we are obligated to make choices, that those
choices will shape our futures and the futures of others, and that we
must be responsible for our choices.  These six people are what they are
and did what they did because they made their choices.  The same is true
of Voldemort, Dumbledore, Snape and every other significant character. 
In other works of fantasy, characters are often destined to follow a
certain path, regardless of their choices.  As Dumbledore makes clear to
Harry, people, even wizards, create their own destiny.


justcorbly

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