*I wonder if the Hagrid story is ever going to lead to Harry getting angry with him, since this is one subject where Harry’s not in complete denial—understandably. He’s okay with his friends being cruel or having a bad temper, I’d guess, but he’d rather they not be screw-ups.
*ETA: Nope, I shall just be taunted with the possibility of Hagrid's death through his own idiocy while Harry is assured he was always right to pretend he was more capable than he was. Or perhaps to put it more succinctly, "...while Harry is assured he was always right."
Well, it did in a way. In HBP, Harry got mad that Hagrid got mad that no one wanted to take his class. Luckily, as in all good-guy conflicts, they got over it because of a death. Doesn't it seem like that's the why every good-guy conflict works out in this series? Because of a death or near-death? Ron begs Harry for forgiveness when Harry faces the possibility of death in the dragon. Fleur and Molly get over their fight when Bill nearly dies. Ron and Hermione get over their conflict when Ron nearly dies. Harry makes up with Dumbledore for hiring the person who targeted his parents when Dumbledore dies... Heck, Sirius and Remus make up their estrangement through the prospect of killing Peter.
*Harry’s stoic “Would you?” when Hermione says she wishes she could see the Thestrels is just so worthy of eye-roll. Shut up, Harry. It's definitely not as good as Ginny's, "Lucky you." Which I actually liked because Harry was being such a prat throughout this book. It was nice to have Harry for once actually remember that other people have sucky experiences with Voldemort, thank you very much.
* Hermione seems to have more hours in her day than the boys, so that she has time to interact with all these other people and do tons of homework when we don't see her, leaving her to do her own stuff when the boys are around. When Harry was on the Quidditch team, then it made sense that Hermione might have time on her hands. Ron, too, come to think of it. But now Hermione's got all her mounds of homework to do, Ron's got Quidditch practice and Harry has... what? What is Harry doing? Putting together lesson plans for the D.A.? Sitting around seething because Dumbledore is treating him like any other student in the school?
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Date: 2008-03-14 05:10 pm (UTC)*ETA: Nope, I shall just be taunted with the possibility of Hagrid's death through his own idiocy while Harry is assured he was always right to pretend he was more capable than he was. Or perhaps to put it more succinctly, "...while Harry is assured he was always right."
Well, it did in a way. In HBP, Harry got mad that Hagrid got mad that no one wanted to take his class. Luckily, as in all good-guy conflicts, they got over it because of a death. Doesn't it seem like that's the why every good-guy conflict works out in this series? Because of a death or near-death? Ron begs Harry for forgiveness when Harry faces the possibility of death in the dragon. Fleur and Molly get over their fight when Bill nearly dies. Ron and Hermione get over their conflict when Ron nearly dies. Harry makes up with Dumbledore for hiring the person who targeted his parents when Dumbledore dies... Heck, Sirius and Remus make up their estrangement through the prospect of killing Peter.
*Harry’s stoic “Would you?” when Hermione says she wishes she could see the Thestrels is just so worthy of eye-roll. Shut up, Harry.
It's definitely not as good as Ginny's, "Lucky you." Which I actually liked because Harry was being such a prat throughout this book. It was nice to have Harry for once actually remember that other people have sucky experiences with Voldemort, thank you very much.
* Hermione seems to have more hours in her day than the boys, so that she has time to interact with all these other people and do tons of homework when we don't see her, leaving her to do her own stuff when the boys are around.
When Harry was on the Quidditch team, then it made sense that Hermione might have time on her hands. Ron, too, come to think of it. But now Hermione's got all her mounds of homework to do, Ron's got Quidditch practice and Harry has... what? What is Harry doing? Putting together lesson plans for the D.A.? Sitting around seething because Dumbledore is treating him like any other student in the school?