No, my impression of Harry's feelings on what he did isn't based on solid statements in the text here, I'm afraid. It's how I see Harry's personality over all.
I'm afraid I disagree with your assessment. Although there is common-ground to be found: I would stake my life on betting that your impression is what JKR's intending to express. So if anyone's 'reading this right' so to speak; you are. I think that I just differ from JKR on what makes a likeable character!
I couldn't find the part where he says this.
I didn't mean to imply he said that! What I meant (and am expressing badly!) was that while I did find it mature and sensitive that Harry didn't tell his friends something Malfoy would clearly find embarrassing; him not mentioning that he'd walked in on something like that may give across the impression (intended or not) that Harry had walked in, Malfoy had tried an Unforgiveable (we know that he tells his friends this, at least) and he used Sectumsempra, with no explanation for why Malfoy would immediately try such a serious hex.
I couldn't see any anger either. Except at Snape, of course, but not at the detentions.
I don't know. He worries that Slughorn will find out from Snape that he's been cheating all year; Snape asks if he feels he deserves the detentions, Harry disagrees. (Although he does feel he doesn't deserve Ginny's support, which is something, I suppose.) Then he (or the narrative voice, rather) describes not being able to play as the worst punishment of all.
That whole relationship was written so badly that I kept wondering if she was doing it on purpose!
No kidding! I was never that fond of the idea of H/G prior to her personality transformation, but I think I'd like it ten times better than the abomination we got in HBP.
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Date: 2006-02-03 01:03 pm (UTC)I'm afraid I disagree with your assessment. Although there is common-ground to be found: I would stake my life on betting that your impression is what JKR's intending to express.
So if anyone's 'reading this right' so to speak; you are.
I think that I just differ from JKR on what makes a likeable character!
I couldn't find the part where he says this.
I didn't mean to imply he said that!
What I meant (and am expressing badly!) was that while I did find it mature and sensitive that Harry didn't tell his friends something Malfoy would clearly find embarrassing; him not mentioning that he'd walked in on something like that may give across the impression (intended or not) that Harry had walked in, Malfoy had tried an Unforgiveable (we know that he tells his friends this, at least) and he used Sectumsempra, with no explanation for why Malfoy would immediately try such a serious hex.
I couldn't see any anger either. Except at Snape, of course, but not at the detentions.
I don't know. He worries that Slughorn will find out from Snape that he's been cheating all year; Snape asks if he feels he deserves the detentions, Harry disagrees. (Although he does feel he doesn't deserve Ginny's support, which is something, I suppose.)
Then he (or the narrative voice, rather) describes not being able to play as the worst punishment of all.
That whole relationship was written so badly that I kept wondering if she was doing it on purpose!
No kidding! I was never that fond of the idea of H/G prior to her personality transformation, but I think I'd like it ten times better than the abomination we got in HBP.