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The Arc of the Potter
Prisoner of Azkaban
Harry is very sensitive about his parents whom he idolizes. He
never got to know them, but he loves them, is loyal to their
memories and get very defensive when someone else questions them
or says nasty things about them. Aunt Marge learns that lesson
the hard way.
As any kid, especially an orphan forced to live with people who
hate him, might do Harry glorifies the memory of his parents.
This theme, the theme of family and history defining who you are
and shaping your present, becomes very relevant in this book.
Unique in the series, Book 3 is perhaps the most widely viewed as
everyone’s favorite and it deals mostly in the workings of the
past not so much the progression of Voldemort’s quest for power
and vengeance.
Because Harry knows that the Ministry monitors magical activity
and he’s already had one warning, he decides to make a run for
it. Entirely stupid, yes, after all he’s only 13 and has no one
and nowhere to go. Yet here’s the precedent for “I’m going
hunting for Horcruxes!”
He’s alone in the Leaky Cauldron for a while, exploring the
exotic world of Diagon Alley and getting his homework done. A
little Hermione must be rubbing off on him.
They all meet up and Harry finally finds out who Sirius Black
really is and why everyone’s been treating him with kid gloves.
Arthur wants to tell him the truth; Molly prefers to protect him.
never got to know them, but he loves them, is loyal to their
memories and get very defensive when someone else questions them
or says nasty things about them. Aunt Marge learns that lesson
the hard way.
As any kid, especially an orphan forced to live with people who
hate him, might do Harry glorifies the memory of his parents.
This theme, the theme of family and history defining who you are
and shaping your present, becomes very relevant in this book.
Unique in the series, Book 3 is perhaps the most widely viewed as
everyone’s favorite and it deals mostly in the workings of the
past not so much the progression of Voldemort’s quest for power
and vengeance.
Because Harry knows that the Ministry monitors magical activity
and he’s already had one warning, he decides to make a run for
it. Entirely stupid, yes, after all he’s only 13 and has no one
and nowhere to go. Yet here’s the precedent for “I’m going
hunting for Horcruxes!”
He’s alone in the Leaky Cauldron for a while, exploring the
exotic world of Diagon Alley and getting his homework done. A
little Hermione must be rubbing off on him.
They all meet up and Harry finally finds out who Sirius Black
really is and why everyone’s been treating him with kid gloves.
Arthur wants to tell him the truth; Molly prefers to protect him.
We also see that this is a constant struggle...
this debate of how much to tell, how much burden
to place upon a young boy’s shoulders.
This is where we see the state of Scabbers and
meet Crookshanks for the first time. The
relationship of their owners mirrored in the
relationship between the animals. The dislike
and antagonism between Ron and Hermione played
out in and exacerbated by the actions of their
pets.
Along the ride back to Hogwarts, we meet
Dementors and one Remus J. Lupin for the first
time. Both will be of great importance not only
to this story but also to the rest of the series.
this debate of how much to tell, how much burden
to place upon a young boy’s shoulders.
This is where we see the state of Scabbers and
meet Crookshanks for the first time. The
relationship of their owners mirrored in the
relationship between the animals. The dislike
and antagonism between Ron and Hermione played
out in and exacerbated by the actions of their
pets.
Along the ride back to Hogwarts, we meet
Dementors and one Remus J. Lupin for the first
time. Both will be of great importance not only
to this story but also to the rest of the series.
The stranger was wearing an extremely shabby set of wizard’
s robes that had been darned in several places. He looked
ill and exhausted. Though quite young, his light brown hair
was flecked with gray.
“Who d’you reckon he is?” Ron hissed as they sat down and
slid the door shut, taking the seats farthest away from the
window.
“Professor R. J. Lupin,” whispered Hermione at once.
“How d’you know that?”
“It’s on his case,” she replied, pointing at the luggage
rack over the man’s head, where there was a small, battered
case held together with a large quantity of neatly knotted
string.
Standing in the doorway, illuminated by the shivering
flames in Lupin’s hand, was a cloaked figure that towered
to the ceiling. Its face was completely hidden beneath its
hood. Harry’s eyes darted downward, and what he saw made
his stomach contract. There was a hand protruding from the
cloak and it was glistening, grayish, slimy-looking and
scabbed, like something dead that had decayed in water...
s robes that had been darned in several places. He looked
ill and exhausted. Though quite young, his light brown hair
was flecked with gray.
“Who d’you reckon he is?” Ron hissed as they sat down and
slid the door shut, taking the seats farthest away from the
window.
“Professor R. J. Lupin,” whispered Hermione at once.
“How d’you know that?”
“It’s on his case,” she replied, pointing at the luggage
rack over the man’s head, where there was a small, battered
case held together with a large quantity of neatly knotted
string.
Standing in the doorway, illuminated by the shivering
flames in Lupin’s hand, was a cloaked figure that towered
to the ceiling. Its face was completely hidden beneath its
hood. Harry’s eyes darted downward, and what he saw made
his stomach contract. There was a hand protruding from the
cloak and it was glistening, grayish, slimy-looking and
scabbed, like something dead that had decayed in water...
| ... |
| Prisoner of Azkaban Chapter 5 |
The first time we meet the man who will become not only their best Defense
Against the Dark Arts teacher, but also Harry’s second godfather, he is a
shabby mess, sleeping until threatened by Dementors. Immediately, in a
protective role of Harry and the others. As opposed to Sirius who is
introduced in a violent, malevolent light.
Though we don’t know it at the time, Remus is probably the more dangerous of
the two, being a werewolf. But despite this, Dumbledore, in his infinite
wisdom, brings Remus to Hogwarts this year…perhaps to further protect Harry?
If anyone knew how to get around the school and how Sirius might think and
act, it would be his former best friend and fellow Marauder, right?
In school, they meet Trelawney – another character who will have greater
importance down the line a bit. She’s a bit of a joke, but later we are
proven wrong about her. She may be 99.9% quack, but there’s still that .1%
that has true seer potential…even if it is accidental, she makes two
startling predictions. We see one here and learn of the other only when it’s
too late.
Against the Dark Arts teacher, but also Harry’s second godfather, he is a
shabby mess, sleeping until threatened by Dementors. Immediately, in a
protective role of Harry and the others. As opposed to Sirius who is
introduced in a violent, malevolent light.
Though we don’t know it at the time, Remus is probably the more dangerous of
the two, being a werewolf. But despite this, Dumbledore, in his infinite
wisdom, brings Remus to Hogwarts this year…perhaps to further protect Harry?
If anyone knew how to get around the school and how Sirius might think and
act, it would be his former best friend and fellow Marauder, right?
In school, they meet Trelawney – another character who will have greater
importance down the line a bit. She’s a bit of a joke, but later we are
proven wrong about her. She may be 99.9% quack, but there’s still that .1%
that has true seer potential…even if it is accidental, she makes two
startling predictions. We see one here and learn of the other only when it’s
too late.
Hermione, ever the logician, has a problem with this class. Much to the
amusement of everyone else. Her vocal dissention about their teacher and the
subject matter really isn’t like her, nor is sleeping through their Charms
class or suddenly vanishing when she was right behind them.
Her strange behavior is unsettling to Harry, it even upsets Ron who more or
less tries to ignore Hermione most of the book due to their pets. Hermione is
the rock, the steady one. If she starts acting wonky, none of them have any
hope of not going under.
The Dementors that were guarding the school gates invade the Quidditch match,
not only causing the Gryffindor team to lose the game, but also their seeker.
Harry’s affected so badly by these beasts that he collapses mid-air and if
not for Dumbledore’s intervention would surely have died from the fall.
His broomstick gets destroyed…but gets an even better replacement, without
caring who might have sent it. Hermione reports it because she’s worried for
his safety (as well she should considering the threat on it and everything
that’s happened so far), but Harry gets angry with her. He doesn’t want his
new toy taken away and, like a typical kid, doesn’t see that their might be
consequences. Cause really, what’s more important than a new Firebolt?
Harry is annoyed with Hermione, but Ron is even angrier…why? I don’t really
understand Ron’s horror, as it has nothing to do with him. This is beyond
getting angry on his friend’s behalf.
It’s almost as if she has done something to Ron personally. Let’s ignore the
fact that she’s trying to protect Harry. Ron takes it as a personal insult,
would probably be more lenient with an insult or jibe actually. He just jumps
on the bandwagon of Harry being angry with Hermione, because now it’s no
question whose Harry’s best friend.
Ron and Hermione have always just been friends for Harry’s sake, but now with
Scabbers and Crookshanks thrown in the mix, the contention between the two
“sidekicks” is astronomical. Ron’s excited because now that Harry’s pulled
away from Hermione, they can just go ahead and forget about her. And really,
isn’t that what Ron’s wanted all along? One less person to overshadow him?
Though Harry seems to enjoy not being the only one upset over the broomstick,
he is ready and willing to forgive Hermione before Ron and even makes the
first approach. Harry is also the first to broach the topic of Hermione’s
crazy course schedule with her.
amusement of everyone else. Her vocal dissention about their teacher and the
subject matter really isn’t like her, nor is sleeping through their Charms
class or suddenly vanishing when she was right behind them.
Her strange behavior is unsettling to Harry, it even upsets Ron who more or
less tries to ignore Hermione most of the book due to their pets. Hermione is
the rock, the steady one. If she starts acting wonky, none of them have any
hope of not going under.
The Dementors that were guarding the school gates invade the Quidditch match,
not only causing the Gryffindor team to lose the game, but also their seeker.
Harry’s affected so badly by these beasts that he collapses mid-air and if
not for Dumbledore’s intervention would surely have died from the fall.
His broomstick gets destroyed…but gets an even better replacement, without
caring who might have sent it. Hermione reports it because she’s worried for
his safety (as well she should considering the threat on it and everything
that’s happened so far), but Harry gets angry with her. He doesn’t want his
new toy taken away and, like a typical kid, doesn’t see that their might be
consequences. Cause really, what’s more important than a new Firebolt?
Harry is annoyed with Hermione, but Ron is even angrier…why? I don’t really
understand Ron’s horror, as it has nothing to do with him. This is beyond
getting angry on his friend’s behalf.
It’s almost as if she has done something to Ron personally. Let’s ignore the
fact that she’s trying to protect Harry. Ron takes it as a personal insult,
would probably be more lenient with an insult or jibe actually. He just jumps
on the bandwagon of Harry being angry with Hermione, because now it’s no
question whose Harry’s best friend.
Ron and Hermione have always just been friends for Harry’s sake, but now with
Scabbers and Crookshanks thrown in the mix, the contention between the two
“sidekicks” is astronomical. Ron’s excited because now that Harry’s pulled
away from Hermione, they can just go ahead and forget about her. And really,
isn’t that what Ron’s wanted all along? One less person to overshadow him?
Though Harry seems to enjoy not being the only one upset over the broomstick,
he is ready and willing to forgive Hermione before Ron and even makes the
first approach. Harry is also the first to broach the topic of Hermione’s
crazy course schedule with her.
“Can I sit down, then?” Harry asked Hermione.
“I suppose so,” said Hermione, moving a great stack of parchment
off a chair.
Harry looked around at the cluttered table, at the long Arithmancy
essay on which the ink was still glistening, at the even longer
Muggle Studies essay (“Explain Why Muggles Need Electricity”) and
at the rune translation Hermione was now poring over.
“How are you getting through all this stuff?” Harry asked her.
“Oh, well – you know – working hard,” said Hermione. Close-up,
Harry saw that she looked almost as tired as Lupin.
“Why don’t you just drop a couple of subjects?” Harry asked,
watching her lift books as she searched for her rune dictionary.
“I couldn’t do that!” said Hermione, looking scandalized.
“Arithmancy looks terrible,” said Harry, picking up a very
complicated-looking number chart.
“Oh, no, it’s wonderful!” said Hermione earnestly. “It’s my
favorite subject! It’s –”
But exactly what was wonderful about Arithmancy, Harry never found
out. At that precise moment, a strangled yell echoed down the
boys’ staircase.
“I suppose so,” said Hermione, moving a great stack of parchment
off a chair.
Harry looked around at the cluttered table, at the long Arithmancy
essay on which the ink was still glistening, at the even longer
Muggle Studies essay (“Explain Why Muggles Need Electricity”) and
at the rune translation Hermione was now poring over.
“How are you getting through all this stuff?” Harry asked her.
“Oh, well – you know – working hard,” said Hermione. Close-up,
Harry saw that she looked almost as tired as Lupin.
“Why don’t you just drop a couple of subjects?” Harry asked,
watching her lift books as she searched for her rune dictionary.
“I couldn’t do that!” said Hermione, looking scandalized.
“Arithmancy looks terrible,” said Harry, picking up a very
complicated-looking number chart.
“Oh, no, it’s wonderful!” said Hermione earnestly. “It’s my
favorite subject! It’s –”
But exactly what was wonderful about Arithmancy, Harry never found
out. At that precise moment, a strangled yell echoed down the
boys’ staircase.
| Prisoner of Azkaban Chapter 12 |
Prior to this the boys just speculated amongst themselves about how weird
Hermione was acting…however, this little moment of genuine concern is
interrupted by the apparent murder of Scabbers.
Harry is so self-centered over his hurt and annoyance about the Firebolt that
he forgets all about Hagrid and helping him with Buckbeak’s case. (“Gawd
knows yeh’ve had enough to be getting’ on with. I’ve seen yeh practicin’
Quidditch ev’ry hour o’ the day an’ night.”)
That work is left to Hermione, who is already dealing with the stress of an
overloaded schedule. Yet when anything needs to get done, and done right,
Hermione is the only choice.
We also get a whiff of the power of public perception and how the lack of
truth can confuse and deter justice and awareness. The end of the First War
with the massacre of the Potters and Voldemort’s disappearance was clearly a
hectic time. No one can ever know what really happened there.
Sirius was arrested and thrown into Azkaban without trial because the coward,
spineless rat Pettigrew designed an escape to make things appear a certain
way. No one waited for the smoke to clear to make out the truth of the
situation they just acted blindly.
Sirius was in prison for a crime he did not commit, but years later when
Harry, the only son of his best friends, hears the warped tale; Sirius must
now take the blame yet again. Harry vows to kill him. Without knowing the
full story, Harry makes a choice to hate and kill someone…he chooses
vengeance over truth. (Foreshadowing of Book 6?)
We are proved wrong about Sirius Black, just as we are proved wrong about
Trelawney, Quirrel, Lockhart, Lupin...the list goes on.
Hermione was acting…however, this little moment of genuine concern is
interrupted by the apparent murder of Scabbers.
Harry is so self-centered over his hurt and annoyance about the Firebolt that
he forgets all about Hagrid and helping him with Buckbeak’s case. (“Gawd
knows yeh’ve had enough to be getting’ on with. I’ve seen yeh practicin’
Quidditch ev’ry hour o’ the day an’ night.”)
That work is left to Hermione, who is already dealing with the stress of an
overloaded schedule. Yet when anything needs to get done, and done right,
Hermione is the only choice.
We also get a whiff of the power of public perception and how the lack of
truth can confuse and deter justice and awareness. The end of the First War
with the massacre of the Potters and Voldemort’s disappearance was clearly a
hectic time. No one can ever know what really happened there.
Sirius was arrested and thrown into Azkaban without trial because the coward,
spineless rat Pettigrew designed an escape to make things appear a certain
way. No one waited for the smoke to clear to make out the truth of the
situation they just acted blindly.
Sirius was in prison for a crime he did not commit, but years later when
Harry, the only son of his best friends, hears the warped tale; Sirius must
now take the blame yet again. Harry vows to kill him. Without knowing the
full story, Harry makes a choice to hate and kill someone…he chooses
vengeance over truth. (Foreshadowing of Book 6?)
We are proved wrong about Sirius Black, just as we are proved wrong about
Trelawney, Quirrel, Lockhart, Lupin...the list goes on.
Harry learns to defend himself against Dementors. His
greatest fear is fear. Which is actually very mature in a
way. It’s not stupid like a fear of spiders or glue...
There’s power in fear...on one hand it can keep you alive
and on the other it can stop you from living. To be
afraid of that, of yielding your free will to something,
even fear, is powerful too.
It makes you aware that the only thing that’s stopping
you, holding you back is you. You’re in charge of your
own destiny, not someone or something else.
Taking the shape of a Dementor, Harry and Lupin work with
the boggart to learn the defensive spell for a Patronus...
or patron, a protector.
greatest fear is fear. Which is actually very mature in a
way. It’s not stupid like a fear of spiders or glue...
There’s power in fear...on one hand it can keep you alive
and on the other it can stop you from living. To be
afraid of that, of yielding your free will to something,
even fear, is powerful too.
It makes you aware that the only thing that’s stopping
you, holding you back is you. You’re in charge of your
own destiny, not someone or something else.
Taking the shape of a Dementor, Harry and Lupin work with
the boggart to learn the defensive spell for a Patronus...
or patron, a protector.
In this lesson, Harry is torn. He is at once horrified and curious about the
screams he hears in his head when the Dementors take affect. He relives the
most horrible moments of his life, moments he was too young to remember on
his own. But with the power of the Dementor feeding off of his emotions,
Harry is able to hear his mother beg for his life.
screams he hears in his head when the Dementors take affect. He relives the
most horrible moments of his life, moments he was too young to remember on
his own. But with the power of the Dementor feeding off of his emotions,
Harry is able to hear his mother beg for his life.
But the classroom and the dementor were dissolving...Harry was
falling again trough thick white fog, and his mother’s voice was
louder than ever, echoing inside his head – “Not Harry! Not Harry!
Please – I’ll do anything –”
“Stand aside. Stand aside, girl!”
falling again trough thick white fog, and his mother’s voice was
louder than ever, echoing inside his head – “Not Harry! Not Harry!
Please – I’ll do anything –”
“Stand aside. Stand aside, girl!”
| Prisoner of Azkaban Chapter 12 |
I don’t think I need to talk about the exquisite torture it must be to have
the first time you hear your mother’s voice be the scream of despair and
terror that ripped from her throat as she tried with her last breath to save
your life.
Quaking with the effort of an orphan who has had everything he’s ever wanted
or hoped for ripped away from him to not hope, to not wish for anything,
Harry cannot help but to yearn for his mother’s voice no matter how horrific
the scene. He cannot help but to long for more information about the parents
he never knew.
This book is mostly about discovery of the pat. Discovering your own history.
How events transpired to make you who you are. Harry discovers the truth
about his parents’ friends, enemies and the traitor who sealed their death
and sentenced him to the life he has had to live.
The foundation Harry had been firmly planted on gets pulled out from under
him in the Shrieking Shack. He had thought that Sirius was the culprit, hadn’
t known about Remus’ role in the story, and thought Peter to be a dead victim
like his parents. This gets entirely turned around as the truth, the whole
truth comes out before everyone’s eyes.
It’s also a warning about how knowing part but no all of the truth can lead
to misjudgments and misunderstandings. Again, another appearance vs. reality
caution. The Wizarding World jumped to conclusions and it was easier to
sentence the innocent man to 12 years in the world’s worst prison for a crime
he didn’t commit. Easier and quicker to send him to jail without trial, than
to question things and find the truth.
Harry behaved admirably in the Shrieking Shack, aside from the whole trying
to kill Sirius thing that is. He must have been reeling from all that was
revealed, but he saves the life of the man who caused them all such pain. He
saves the life of his parents’ betrayer.
the first time you hear your mother’s voice be the scream of despair and
terror that ripped from her throat as she tried with her last breath to save
your life.
Quaking with the effort of an orphan who has had everything he’s ever wanted
or hoped for ripped away from him to not hope, to not wish for anything,
Harry cannot help but to yearn for his mother’s voice no matter how horrific
the scene. He cannot help but to long for more information about the parents
he never knew.
This book is mostly about discovery of the pat. Discovering your own history.
How events transpired to make you who you are. Harry discovers the truth
about his parents’ friends, enemies and the traitor who sealed their death
and sentenced him to the life he has had to live.
The foundation Harry had been firmly planted on gets pulled out from under
him in the Shrieking Shack. He had thought that Sirius was the culprit, hadn’
t known about Remus’ role in the story, and thought Peter to be a dead victim
like his parents. This gets entirely turned around as the truth, the whole
truth comes out before everyone’s eyes.
It’s also a warning about how knowing part but no all of the truth can lead
to misjudgments and misunderstandings. Again, another appearance vs. reality
caution. The Wizarding World jumped to conclusions and it was easier to
sentence the innocent man to 12 years in the world’s worst prison for a crime
he didn’t commit. Easier and quicker to send him to jail without trial, than
to question things and find the truth.
Harry behaved admirably in the Shrieking Shack, aside from the whole trying
to kill Sirius thing that is. He must have been reeling from all that was
revealed, but he saves the life of the man who caused them all such pain. He
saves the life of his parents’ betrayer.
“DON’T LIE!” bellowed Black. “YOU’D BEEN PASSING INFORMATION TO
HIM FOR A YEAR BEFORE LILY AND JAMES DIED! YOU WERE HIS SPY!”
“He – he was taking over everywhere!” gasped Pettigrew. “Wh –
what was there to be gained by refusing him?”
“What was there to gained by fighting the most evil wizard who
has ever existed?” said Black, with a terrible fury in his
face. “Only innocent lives, Peter!”
“You don’t understand!” whined Pettigrew. “He would have killed
me, Sirius!”
“THEN YOU SHOULD HAVE DIED!” roared Black. “DIED RATHER THAN
BETRAY YOUR FRIENDS, AS WE WOULD HAVE DONE FOR YOU!”
“Black and Lupin stood shoulder to shoulder, wands raised.
“You should have realized,” said Lupin, quietly, “if Voldemort
didn’t kill you, we would. Good-bye, Peter.”
Hermione covered her face with her hands and turned to the wall.
“NO!” Harry yelled. He ran forward, placing himself in front of
Pettigrew, facing the wands. “You can’t kill him,” he said
breathlessly. “You can’t.”
Black and Lupin both looked staggered.
“Harry, this piece of vermin is ther reason you have no
parents,” Black snarled. “This cringing bit of filth would have
seen you die too, without turning a hair. You head him. His own
stinking skin meant more to him than your whole family.”
“I know,” Harry panted. “We’ll take him up to the castle. We’ll
hand him over to the dementors...He can go to Azkaban...but don’
t kill him.”
HIM FOR A YEAR BEFORE LILY AND JAMES DIED! YOU WERE HIS SPY!”
“He – he was taking over everywhere!” gasped Pettigrew. “Wh –
what was there to be gained by refusing him?”
“What was there to gained by fighting the most evil wizard who
has ever existed?” said Black, with a terrible fury in his
face. “Only innocent lives, Peter!”
“You don’t understand!” whined Pettigrew. “He would have killed
me, Sirius!”
“THEN YOU SHOULD HAVE DIED!” roared Black. “DIED RATHER THAN
BETRAY YOUR FRIENDS, AS WE WOULD HAVE DONE FOR YOU!”
“Black and Lupin stood shoulder to shoulder, wands raised.
“You should have realized,” said Lupin, quietly, “if Voldemort
didn’t kill you, we would. Good-bye, Peter.”
Hermione covered her face with her hands and turned to the wall.
“NO!” Harry yelled. He ran forward, placing himself in front of
Pettigrew, facing the wands. “You can’t kill him,” he said
breathlessly. “You can’t.”
Black and Lupin both looked staggered.
“Harry, this piece of vermin is ther reason you have no
parents,” Black snarled. “This cringing bit of filth would have
seen you die too, without turning a hair. You head him. His own
stinking skin meant more to him than your whole family.”
“I know,” Harry panted. “We’ll take him up to the castle. We’ll
hand him over to the dementors...He can go to Azkaban...but don’
t kill him.”
| Prisoner of Azkaban Chapter 19 |
He is immediately eager and accepting of going to live with Sirius, which
always struck me as odd, because mere minutes ago you were convinced he was a
madman and you were going to kill him and now you want to live with him?
In the fiasco that ensues, Harry and Hermione are the only ones left with
Sirius as he is being attacked by the Dementors. And despite being seconds
from passing out, Harry tries to use what he learned this year and asks
Hermione for help...she does try, even though she’s on the verge of
unconsciousness.
always struck me as odd, because mere minutes ago you were convinced he was a
madman and you were going to kill him and now you want to live with him?
In the fiasco that ensues, Harry and Hermione are the only ones left with
Sirius as he is being attacked by the Dementors. And despite being seconds
from passing out, Harry tries to use what he learned this year and asks
Hermione for help...she does try, even though she’s on the verge of
unconsciousness.
Black gave a shudder, rolled over, and lay motionless on the
ground, pale as death.
He’ll be all right. I’m going to go and live with him.
“Expecto Patronum! Hermione, help me! Expecto Patronum!”
“Expecto –” Hermione whispered, “expecto – expecto –”
But she couldn’t do it. The dementors were closing in, barely
ten feet from them. They formed a solid wall around Harry and
Hermione, and were getting closer...
“EXPECTO PATRONUM!” Harry yelled, trying to blot the screaming
from his ears. “EXPECTO PATRONUM!”
A thin wisp of silver escaped his wand and hovered like mist
before him. At the same moment, Harry felt Hermione collapse
next to him. He was alone...completely alone...
ground, pale as death.
He’ll be all right. I’m going to go and live with him.
“Expecto Patronum! Hermione, help me! Expecto Patronum!”
“Expecto –” Hermione whispered, “expecto – expecto –”
But she couldn’t do it. The dementors were closing in, barely
ten feet from them. They formed a solid wall around Harry and
Hermione, and were getting closer...
“EXPECTO PATRONUM!” Harry yelled, trying to blot the screaming
from his ears. “EXPECTO PATRONUM!”
A thin wisp of silver escaped his wand and hovered like mist
before him. At the same moment, Harry felt Hermione collapse
next to him. He was alone...completely alone...
| Prisoner of Azkaban Chapter 20 |
They both fight for Sirius and each other until the absolutely cannot fight
any longer.
In short, we see Harry’s desperate thirst to know his parents, to have a
family. We see how important it is to him. We see is utter goodness, saving
the life of a man not worth the scum on the bottom a shoe.
Later it is said that Harry is pure of heart, here we see the evidence. Even
filled with rage and hatred, he saves the man that caused his parents' deaths.
Yet at the same time we see that he does have the anger and the willingness
to attack his enemy without holding back.
any longer.
In short, we see Harry’s desperate thirst to know his parents, to have a
family. We see how important it is to him. We see is utter goodness, saving
the life of a man not worth the scum on the bottom a shoe.
Later it is said that Harry is pure of heart, here we see the evidence. Even
filled with rage and hatred, he saves the man that caused his parents' deaths.
Yet at the same time we see that he does have the anger and the willingness
to attack his enemy without holding back.
Harry risks his life for someone else yet again. In this sequence of
events: saving the betrayer, in saving Sirius and in fighting beside
Hermione until they both lose consciousness, it is shown that Harry is
capable of great forgiveness, empathy and acceptance. It shows that he
wants to love and be loved, even if he doesn’t quite know how or how to
recognize it.
In the same fell swoop, the great teamwork between Harry and Hermione is
highlighted. Harry and Hermione work well as a team. She’s got the skills
and foresight to pull them through and Harry’s got the ability to cast the
Patronus in the end.
They compliment each other. Mutual respect. Each looks up to the other,
respects the other’s opinion and seeks it out.
She’s the technical expert and Harry completes the set with the will and
the guts. (Not to say that she doesn’t have those qualities – just that
Harry’s impulsiveness usually forces the situation where her clear-headed
logic would probably have avoided the entire thing in the first place.)
They’re a good team. Work well together. Listen and adapt. Work with each
other’s strengths and weaknesses without having to be told.
events: saving the betrayer, in saving Sirius and in fighting beside
Hermione until they both lose consciousness, it is shown that Harry is
capable of great forgiveness, empathy and acceptance. It shows that he
wants to love and be loved, even if he doesn’t quite know how or how to
recognize it.
In the same fell swoop, the great teamwork between Harry and Hermione is
highlighted. Harry and Hermione work well as a team. She’s got the skills
and foresight to pull them through and Harry’s got the ability to cast the
Patronus in the end.
They compliment each other. Mutual respect. Each looks up to the other,
respects the other’s opinion and seeks it out.
She’s the technical expert and Harry completes the set with the will and
the guts. (Not to say that she doesn’t have those qualities – just that
Harry’s impulsiveness usually forces the situation where her clear-headed
logic would probably have avoided the entire thing in the first place.)
They’re a good team. Work well together. Listen and adapt. Work with each
other’s strengths and weaknesses without having to be told.
| Love and Teamwork |
| To Be Continued |