I really do. But here's something to contemplate.
When its established that Harry has a mental link to Voldy, he is told often and repeatedly to make an effort to close that link off. And there's a very good reason for it as well. That reason isn't explained to Harry, and I have no problem with why it wasn't explained. Because honestly, that will be the day when I have to explain every one of my decisions to a child. Yes, there comes a time when an individual has gained enough experience or whatever, when they can begin to question why something is done. Harry often does not display the maturity for this.
Example...storming off into the ministry. HP got played like a drum. His stupid, foolish action to run off to the ministry with a bunch of the other students was so so dumb. It got several of his friends seriously hurt, destroyed valuable resources (time turners come to mind), and got Sirius killed. And yes, every bit of that was HP's fault. He was told *specifically* to close his Voldy-like down...yet he didn't. The fact that it helped to save the life of Aurther Weasley doesn't offset the fact that it did more damage than good.
~Jeordam
When its established that Harry has a mental link to Voldy, he is told often and repeatedly to make an effort to close that link off. And there's a very good reason for it as well. That reason isn't explained to Harry, and I have no problem with why it wasn't explained. Because honestly, that will be the day when I have to explain every one of my decisions to a child. Yes, there comes a time when an individual has gained enough experience or whatever, when they can begin to question why something is done. Harry often does not display the maturity for this.
Example...storming off into the ministry. HP got played like a drum. His stupid, foolish action to run off to the ministry with a bunch of the other students was so so dumb. It got several of his friends seriously hurt, destroyed valuable resources (time turners come to mind), and got Sirius killed. And yes, every bit of that was HP's fault. He was told *specifically* to close his Voldy-like down...yet he didn't. The fact that it helped to save the life of Aurther Weasley doesn't offset the fact that it did more damage than good.
~Jeordam
ex-Admin at wotmania (all things wot & art galleries)
Saving the Princess, Humanity, or the World-Entire since 1985
Saving the Princess, Humanity, or the World-Entire since 1985
Harry Potter (the entire series)
- 06/04/2010 11:00:07 PM
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Re: Harry Potter (the entire series)
- 06/04/2010 11:29:49 PM
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Really?
- 07/04/2010 05:41:46 PM
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I honestly think it's a combination of the two
- 07/04/2010 05:55:18 PM
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I'll give you that....
- 07/04/2010 06:11:27 PM
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It does seem logical that the series gets more teenager-oriented as Harry grows older.
- 07/04/2010 06:47:57 PM
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Re: Harry Potter (the entire series)
- 07/04/2010 12:26:22 AM
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I get where you're coming from
- 07/04/2010 06:19:13 PM
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That's kind of the point though...
- 07/04/2010 08:44:26 PM
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This is how I see it too
- 08/04/2010 12:43:03 AM
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just a comment about your rich=bad
- 08/04/2010 02:05:32 AM
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I agree with many of your points.
- 07/04/2010 12:44:31 AM
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I have to dispute the concept of going "too far."
- 07/04/2010 06:32:47 AM
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Hm, I don't know.
- 07/04/2010 11:08:12 AM
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This is a lot like the argument I'm having with Joel on the CMB concerning original sin. 
- 08/04/2010 07:21:39 AM
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- 08/04/2010 07:21:39 AM
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Where is this debate? I'd like to read it.
- 08/04/2010 05:18:38 PM
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I should have put "debate" in quotes. It's about four sentences long.
- 08/04/2010 10:32:43 PM
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- 08/04/2010 10:32:43 PM
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More conversation on Snape.
- 07/04/2010 06:01:37 PM
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His death wasn't very spectacular, but he did play an essential role...
- 07/04/2010 06:45:58 PM
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Brief comments on Magic, Dumbledore, and The Epilogue.
- 07/04/2010 07:13:55 AM
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Re: Brief comments on Magic, Dumbledore, and The Epilogue.
- 07/04/2010 06:09:20 PM
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The movies are even worse about this.
- 07/04/2010 06:15:35 PM
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Death doesn't actually happen in slow-motion fit for the cinema screen.
- 08/04/2010 07:24:31 AM
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Re: Death doesn't actually happen in slow-motion fit for the cinema screen.
- 08/04/2010 03:27:09 PM
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Harry Potter and Star Wars have two radically different approaches to this
- 07/04/2010 06:13:25 PM
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When my son asked for his own set of Harry Potter books,
- 07/04/2010 10:26:37 PM
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This is assuming of course...
- 07/04/2010 11:00:15 PM
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I was most irritated by the ironic names
- 08/04/2010 05:38:59 AM
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Re: I was most irritated by the ironic names
- 08/04/2010 10:07:40 PM
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Exactly - it's not as obvious if you're a kid, then it seems clever and it's fun to decode.
- 09/04/2010 01:04:11 AM
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