"You don't know what it's like! You- neither of you- you've never had to face him, have you? You think it's just memorising a bunch of spells and throwing them at him, like you're in class or something? The whole time you're sure you know there's nothing between you dying except your own- your own brain or guts or whatever- like you can think straight when you know you're about a nanosecond from being murdered, or tortured, or watching your friends die- they've never taught us that in their classes, what it's like to deal with things like that-and you two sit there acting like I'm a clever little boy to be standing here, alive, like Diggory was stupid, like he messed up- you don't get it, that could just as easily have been me, it would have been if Voldemort hadn't needed me-" (J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the order of the Phoenix 293)
The above quote proves that, despite his fame, Harry Potter is still modest. In the quote he isn't talking about how good his spell work was or how brave he was to face Voldemort. He, instead, talks about not being able to think straight and how easy it would have been for him to be killed in the place of Diggory. It sounds more like he considers himself lucky as opposed to anything else. That, in return, makes him modest.
Deducing that Harry Potter is modest doesn't lead me to any prediction about his future, though. I have seen the Harry Potter movies and, in them, Harry Potter continues to be hesitant to take credit for his actions.
I chose this video because I think it describes Harry Potter's situation well. At times, he doubts his abilities but he still manages to do amazing things like, escape Voldemort.
The above quote proves that, despite his fame, Harry Potter is still modest. In the quote he isn't talking about how good his spell work was or how brave he was to face Voldemort. He, instead, talks about not being able to think straight and how easy it would have been for him to be killed in the place of Diggory. It sounds more like he considers himself lucky as opposed to anything else. That, in return, makes him modest.
Deducing that Harry Potter is modest doesn't lead me to any prediction about his future, though. I have seen the Harry Potter movies and, in them, Harry Potter continues to be hesitant to take credit for his actions.
I chose this video because I think it describes Harry Potter's situation well. At times, he doubts his abilities but he still manages to do amazing things like, escape Voldemort.
Awesome, Bethany! I really liked how you thoroughly explained why you think Harry Potter is a modest character. Also, you also chose a good quote from the book to support your point. I also thought I was interesting how you connected this to Katy Perry's "Firework".
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I agree with Tati; the thoroughness of your work really makes it amazing! I was at first confused at why you chose Firework by Katy Perry, but you explained that very well. I love that connection! Watch for punctuation errors :)It think I found one. This is my favourite post, though.
ReplyDeleteI really liked how you chose this video! I would have never chosen it myself but it was clever how you linked the two together. I liked how you used that quotation as well. It shows Harry in more of a innocent state unusual to when hes normally brave and strong. Great explanation!!!
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