Of course, how it squares with being the boy who loved so greatly oh my god, I have no idea.
That's the problem, isn't it. We're only told Harry can win with love (which makes me wonder if he'll kill Voldemort at all. I don't know if I can accept a murder - albeit necessary and deserved - as an expression of a pure heart.) and the very thing that makes you able to accept his behaviour - his horrible, damaging upbringing - is the one thing we're told has had absolutely no effect. (Which seems to me like Elkins was right, and that JKR's doing the 'Harry is righteous/blessed because he's the hero' rather than 'Harry's the hero because he's righteous/blessed'; although there's still a book left, so who knows.) What he needs is to learn (especially to love! Although that just gives me the creeping sense that Ginny Sue will have something to do with all that, since Harry barely loves anyone now, and it's a little late in the game for his feelings to change about anyone other than a romantic partner) and grow, but if the author already thinks he's perfect...
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Date: 2006-11-17 09:28 am (UTC)That's the problem, isn't it.
We're only told Harry can win with love (which makes me wonder if he'll kill Voldemort at all. I don't know if I can accept a murder - albeit necessary and deserved - as an expression of a pure heart.) and the very thing that makes you able to accept his behaviour - his horrible, damaging upbringing - is the one thing we're told has had absolutely no effect.
(Which seems to me like Elkins was right, and that JKR's doing the 'Harry is righteous/blessed because he's the hero' rather than 'Harry's the hero because he's righteous/blessed'; although there's still a book left, so who knows.)
What he needs is to learn (especially to love! Although that just gives me the creeping sense that Ginny Sue will have something to do with all that, since Harry barely loves anyone now, and it's a little late in the game for his feelings to change about anyone other than a romantic partner) and grow, but if the author already thinks he's perfect...