Harry has been distracted this whole time by Ron and Hermione’s absence. Without Ron and Hermione to help him he could not seem to marshal his ideas. Yes. It’s official. Without Ron and Hermione, Harry is literally incapable of thought.
Given how the HP series seems anti-intellectual, it's not surprising that Harry (who is incapable of independent thought in the later books) is the hero. Albus Dumbledore is an intellectual, and he fell in love with an evil wizard and manipulated everyone like puppets. Voldemort is an intellectual who studies a lot, and he's a Dark Lord. Snape is an intellectual (and heroic, although I'm not sure JKR recognises this), and Rowling treats him abominably.
Aberforth and Harry (who are both non intellectual) are portrayed as being more honest, and I got the impression JKR thinks they're more honourable than the intellectual characters in the books.
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Date: 2009-12-15 10:18 am (UTC)Given how the HP series seems anti-intellectual, it's not surprising that Harry (who is incapable of independent thought in the later books) is the hero. Albus Dumbledore is an intellectual, and he fell in love with an evil wizard and manipulated everyone like puppets. Voldemort is an intellectual who studies a lot, and he's a Dark Lord. Snape is an intellectual (and heroic, although I'm not sure JKR recognises this), and Rowling treats him abominably.
Aberforth and Harry (who are both non intellectual) are portrayed as being more honest, and I got the impression JKR thinks they're more honourable than the intellectual characters in the books.