Disarming spell/ Character's choices

[kempermentor]

No: HPFGUIDX 185463

> Alla:
> > So I honestly feel that Aaang chose easier way than Harry did at
> the end, IMO of course.  <SNIP>

> Magpie:
> I feel the opposite. ... And Harry knew it would happen, so the
> only thing he was really giving up was the pleasure of saying "Avada
> Kedavra" himself.
 
> Alla:
> I was talking about character's choice only, character who does not 
> know that he is in the book, so I was for this argument disregarding 
> the writer's choice. I just feel that for Aaang NOT to kill the 
> Firelord was much easier than for Harry to kill Voldemort.  Just 
> because I feel that Aaang never really wanted to kill anybody and 
> Harry would not have minded at all to do away with Voldemort, and 
> Harry went with something that he chose to change within himself. 
> Ugh, I am not explaining this well.

Kemper now:
Aang had no idea he would be able to overpower Firelord's spirit. 
Aang had the Firelord prostrate, arms extended and locked (crucifix
like).  He could have physically killed him.  That would have been
easy.  But he chose the harder way.  Harry on the other hand had all
the power to win but more importantly and little less dramatically, he
knew it.

> Alla:
> I am not sure at all. I am inclined to believe that after chat with 
> Dumbledore, Harry decided to give Voldemort a chance to repent. Now, 
> if you ask me whether it makes sense to me personally,  the 
> assumption that Harry decided to give Voldemort a chance to repent? 
> No, not, really, but I am not Harry.   And I suppose that if Harry 
> supposed to be Christ like figure at the end, I guess it does make 
> sense to me for Harry's character.

Kemper now:
I think Harry gave Voldemort the opportunity to repent so that he,
Harry, could feel right (if not good) about the upcoming end he knew
would come.

My assumption only.
Kemper (Aang Aint White!)