I don't think Harry has that sort of...flexibility
I think that, like a lot of "moral" people, Harry has a hard time doing that kind of back scratching. As we saw in GoF, although he was quick to give Cedric info about the dragon (it's the right thing to do!!!) he was loathe to listen to Cedric's advice, and refused to listen to anything Bagman would say (that's just wrong! and weak).
I think most of the smart kids pick up on Slughorns game very VERY quickly, and the less smart ones never figure out how to play. I mean, it's fairly obvious, although Draco seemed to have some trouble figuring out how little he had to offer. And Slughorn seems pretty egalitarian, considering... I mean, some of his pawns are recruited because of their notable families and riches, and others because they are powerful themselves (Hermione and Ginny).
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Date: 2005-09-12 07:27 pm (UTC)I think that, like a lot of "moral" people, Harry has a hard time doing that kind of back scratching. As we saw in GoF, although he was quick to give Cedric info about the dragon (it's the right thing to do!!!) he was loathe to listen to Cedric's advice, and refused to listen to anything Bagman would say (that's just wrong! and weak).
I think most of the smart kids pick up on Slughorns game very VERY quickly, and the less smart ones never figure out how to play. I mean, it's fairly obvious, although Draco seemed to have some trouble figuring out how little he had to offer. And Slughorn seems pretty egalitarian, considering... I mean, some of his pawns are recruited because of their notable families and riches, and others because they are powerful themselves (Hermione and Ginny).