[HPforGrownups] HPOP (book 5)

[dorothy dankanyin]

No: HPFGUIDX 190627


From: "nerona" <nerona12 at yahoo.com>
Sent: Thursday, June 23, 2011 9:31 AM


>I have another issue in book 5, every time I read this book as
> much as I like it as much as I hate it, at some point I hated
> Harry so much I threw the book across the room, his Curiosity
> killed me, that's without saying reckless (I don't want to start)
> anyway, is it only me or has anybody shared this feeling???
>
> I know the story line was supposed to be like that, but why make
> him so reckless??? He risked his own neck and his friends neck
> just to have a chat with Sirius about his dad.
>
> Then the second time he risked it he got caught by Umbridge (which
> I hate so much also) and got his godfather killed just because he
> was too lazy to learn and practice with Snape, now why didn't he
> just go to Snape and apologize??? And ask for another lesson???
>
Dorothy:
  For starters, Harry's not perfect, he's a teenager, and one with a lot 
going on in his life so far.  Teenagers have "incomplete" brain functions, 
that is a seeming disconnect between cause and effect that isn't fully 
formed until their 20's.  This alone can make any teenager "reckless".  And 
Harry has so much in his life that can cause anyone to become reckless, 
including the seeming loss of Dumbledor's friendship.
  As far as asking Snape for more lessons, well, after seeing what he did he 
not only felt shocked and surprised, but also a bit ashamed.  As we all 
know, not only could he not have asked for more lessons, but Snape would not 
have given them to him after that episode.
  Btw, I also hate Umbridge, but as I read and reread that book I discover I 
hate it less.  (not Umbridge, though)
  Think peace,
   Dorothy