Thanks for that link! I'd missed that part of the thread.
How interesting is it that Harry would be the one to try to cast a really terrible Dark spell? It makes sense, of course, that he would have been exposed to more Dark Magic than even his Slytherin peers (even Draco) and that he would approach it casually (though we don't know what really happened or why he cast it -- and we see Draco's shocked, reproving response: he thinks Harry has done a Very Wrong Thing and should know better).
I really like that while Harry Marvolo is showing a surprising degree of openness to others (Ron, Neville, Michael) who were raised outside of Death Eater circles and while he displays a hopeful amount of curiosity and ability to think about the prejudices and assumptions he's been brought up to hold, he really has been molded by his upbringing as Tom Riddle's son -- and I really like that it is in this practical regard that Riddle's influence shows. The boy takes Dark Magic as his prerogative, as a tool at his disposal.
I feel a real shiver of pleasure at this view of the re-characterized Harry. I like this game!
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Date: 2008-10-08 11:24 am (UTC)How interesting is it that Harry would be the one to try to cast a really terrible Dark spell? It makes sense, of course, that he would have been exposed to more Dark Magic than even his Slytherin peers (even Draco) and that he would approach it casually (though we don't know what really happened or why he cast it -- and we see Draco's shocked, reproving response: he thinks Harry has done a Very Wrong Thing and should know better).
I really like that while Harry Marvolo is showing a surprising degree of openness to others (Ron, Neville, Michael) who were raised outside of Death Eater circles and while he displays a hopeful amount of curiosity and ability to think about the prejudices and assumptions he's been brought up to hold, he really has been molded by his upbringing as Tom Riddle's son -- and I really like that it is in this practical regard that Riddle's influence shows. The boy takes Dark Magic as his prerogative, as a tool at his disposal.
I feel a real shiver of pleasure at this view of the re-characterized Harry. I like this game!