Coming of Age in the Potterverse was Re: Dumbledore as shameless

[justcarol67]

No: HPFGUIDX 189015

Carol earlier:
> > She doesn't seem to notice her own inconsistency (she had Bellatrix say in OoP that righteous anger couldn't sustain a Cruciatus Curse, but here Harry is "meaning it" and *enjoying* it as the questioner points out, yet JKR still seems to think that it's a perfectly reasonable way of dealing with the situation.
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> Zara:
> Where does she state this is a perfectly reasonable way of dealing with the situation? She states "Harry is extremely angry and acts accordingly", in other words, his action has nothing to do with reason and everything to do with (negative) emotion. 
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> Harry's action is reasonable in the sense that a person with a rational understanding of his character could predict he might act in such a way in such circumstances, but that is different from saying his action is justified.
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> I do agree her non-answer of the second question may be defensive. I bet she does not visualize Harry feeling sorry about having hurt Amycus Carrow, and I bet she does not have a problem with that. I tend to see it Harry's and her way...this bad thing could hardly have happened to a more deserving person than Carrow. Even if Harry, Rowling, and I all feel this way, however, this does not prevent any/all of us from recognizing that Harry acted wrongly, and better choices were available to him at the time.
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> If Rowling disagreed with the fan, I think she would have said so, she's certainly done so in the past.
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Carol responds:
The inconsistency is that she seems to be regarding Harry's reaction in this instance as righteous anger (justifiable anger at a wicked person for insulting a "very good" person) whereas bellatrix said in OoP, "righteous anger won't hurt me for long." Moreover, enjoyment of torturing someone (which she said was necessary for sustaining the curse and which Harry indeed feels in DH) is inconsistent with righteous anger.

Carol, glad we agree me that she's being defensive and didn't answer the second question