In The Sorceror's Stone, Harry was given a direct order from Madam Hooch (thanks Luna) not to fly while she stepped away for a moment. He took off on his broom anyway, which is normally cause for expulsion from the school. In Harry's case though, it brings him the honor of being chosen as the "Seeker" for his Quidditch team. Can you think of any other times in any of the books where Harry's actions lead to the opposite result from what was expected? Is Harry above the law or is he just a lucky guy, or could there be another explanation?
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i'm sure there are plenty, i just can't currently think of anything.
He has defied the law many times!
(BRV)
Well when voldemort tried to kill harry, he didnt get killed, he became famous! But, I guess that wasnt really Harry's doing, it was voldemort. how dreamy. <3
Yes, but that was a time when the result was different than you'd expect. Good one Ginny.
fiiiiiive points for Grrrrryffindoooor! :)
Please professor Dumbledore, I believe it was Madame Hooch, not Professor Flitwick, who told Harry not to fly on the broomstick and whatnot.
toosh
TOOSH-AY Dumbeldore tooshay!Get your head out of the pensive!
Fluer is right! Too many times to count! Lets see there was that time, that time..........
Harry is a very sneaky little dude!!!!
that is not how u spell "touche" Ronald!
loony r u there?
yes yes..
sorry Fleur. been reading the Quibbler again.
Harry knew that he wasn't supposed to use the invisibility cloak to wander around Hogwarts. He basically breaks "the law", but this allows him to solve many mysteries and save many lives. I'd say Harry is more than just lucky, he's blessed and surrounded by positive energy because of the deep feelings of love and loyalty he shows his friends and family.
Awww. That is so touching! (sniffle)
I thought of another thing. When Harry told Cedric to take the Triwizard Cup, he was being nice. But that one simple action resulted in Cedric getting killed. So sad.
One time when Harry used "underage magic" and blew his Aunt Petunia up like a hot air balloon, he didn't get kicked out of Hogwarts! If Crabbe or Goyle had done that, they would have been outta there!!
Glad to see you finally flew in Hedwig....your wings were so quiet, I barely heard you.
Prof. Snape always seemed to feel that Harry thought he was "above the law." (This caused a lot of turmoil between them, because it was a personal conflict between Snape's ultimate loyalty to Harry and Dumbledore and his resentment against Harry's dad and jealousy that Lily didn't choose him.)
Although Harry did not enter himself in the Triwizard Tournament, the fact that his name got entered and he then was chosen for the competition gave the rest of the students reason to believe that Harry thought he was better than everyone else. (This is an example of when Harry's NON-action resulted in an unexpected outcome.)
I would've hated going to school and having everyone thinking that I'd broken the rules when I really didn't; Harry had to deal with that a lot throughout all the books.
Excellent Point Tonks....and I thought that since his name was entered and he wasn't old enough to be in the Tri-Wizard tournament, that he would be disqualified from participating. Not true...not true at all. Maybe I, (the headmaster) knew that things must happen for a reason! I'm smarter than I thought!
yes you are dumblyzdore
i'm glad to see Hedwig out of her cage again!
(BRV)
A huge thing he did was go to the third floor corridor. How did he escape Voldemort when he hardly knew how to use magic? I'm surprised no one brought that one up. Also the DA...he was very bold to start that group right under Umbridge's nose. I mean if you're going to do that...you might want to do a lot of thinking. As Hermione pointed out in the 5th book, Harry has a "saving people thing." He isn't trying to break any rules, he is trying to save lives. Tonks and Lupin both lost their lives and Harry was ashamed. He started feeling "survivor's guilt" but I guess I'm off the subject. Anyway, Harry wasn't the only one above the law. Lupin and Tonks broke the law but they didn't survive. RIP Tonks Glad to see your spirit is up and at em, Tonks!
true Ronald , i suppoze
farewell
Wow Ron, the point you make is a great one. He does break the rules...but for a noble cause (saving people). Is there a difference between breaking the rules with good intentions and just breaking the rules?
yez
Of course their is Dumbledore Harry,me,and Hermione do it all the time!!!
hello i just joind i wonder if you can figure out who i am
How about when he broke into the Chamber of Secrets. Instead of being expelled,he was awarded for saving the school.
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Yes excellent point. Ahh Snape what are you doing here? No please don't comment I think you----
Now this is Snape writing, NOT that foolish girl Luna Lovegood...she is loony. Anyway, I would like to share my belief that Potter is indeed above the law--anywhere but MY classroom.
Yes Luna, you can have your computer back....
of course I know who you are Fred...you are my son! :) Now remember, this is the room we tell about how Harry is above the law or just plain lucky!
Fleur,
I was wondering how you felt about being in the Tri-Wizard Tournament with Harry. Did you feel like that situation was unfair? You seemed to be a pretty good sport. You really didn't know much about Harry at the time...did you think he put his own name in?
Luna!!
Snape needs to get back to the dungeon...too mouch fresh air makes him light headed.
Snape you are needed in Potions Class.
-Dumbledore
This is Snape again, saying that Dumbledore is right, I should be getting back to the dungeons.
Snape out, dawg.
Yes this is Luna and will someone please comment? This is driving me nuts.
I know another thing....when Harry was trying to save Sirius he sort of broke into the Ministry. That's not right!!!!!
Snape: Yes Luna very good. I going to hate myself for this but 10 points for Ravenclaw.
Luna: SNAPE GET OFF MY COMPUTER!!!!!!
dumblyzdore, about the tri-wizard tournament, it seemed unfair at firzt, but i soon found out he was very advanced for hiz age, and soon he was ahead of me. he waz kind once i got to know him.
at first i assumed it waz himself who put hiz name in because my mistress did. but i saw fred & george grow beards also. i knew eventually that he vould never do that.
Dumbledore, Harry blew his Aunt Margaret up, not Aunt Petunia.
Well, there was the time in the fifth book when he used a spell in front of Dudley to ward off the dementors. He would have been expelled, fairly or not. Probably not fairly.Though it would have saved me some trouble. *grumble,grumble*
However, he wasn't expelled & I wasn't spared any trouble. How darn anoying.
And to be really accurate, Voldy, it was his Aunt Marge. And I'm glad he wasn't expelled because if he had been I never would have met him!
Voldemort yup you're right (Did I say that?)...what was I thinking? Well those nice family dinners never seem to work out for Harry and the Dursleys.
YOU'RE AGREEING WITH ME!!!!?????!!!!! I feel wooosey....*collapses* *gasps for air*. Dumbledore, I'm dieng, but before I die I must.........
Sing!!!!!! Things that bother you, never bother me, I feel happy and fine. Haha! Living in the sunlight, laughing in the moonlight having a wonderful time! *ack* *cough* *dead* ):
Hooray, Voldy's dead!!! Sure saves Harry a lot of trouble.
Also, Potter has repeatedly gone to Hagrid's hut after hours and has never gotten expelled for it. He only got into trouble for it once! Also instead of being put-down by Umbridge's punishment he was strengthened by it. But then that can't be considered breaking rules so much as an unexpected ( or maybe it is expected? ) reaction.
Luna you are acting very mean to me. Excellent job!!!!!
voldy vould you quit trying to annoy people younger than you? (plus you are an very oldy voldy!)
Potter has also caused ME trouble and gotten away with it. He broke the orb that had the prophecy in it and instead of getting killed he escaped!!!! Darn him !!!!!!!!!!
I'm noooot O-L-D!!!!!!!
I just got bald a little early......
And my eyes are red because I stay up late. Veeeerrrry late.
face it OMV (oldy-moldy-voldy) you are like, 55 years old. and now you are molding in the chamber off the Great Hall at Hogwarts. RIP, i mean RWP (rest without peace)
I just saw this comment on another website and it seemed to fit well with what this post is about.
Harry’s occasional rebellions against the rules are not vices or failings. Rather, they enhance his heroism because they show that he is able to think for himself and make his own judgments. The contrast to Harry in this respect is the perfectionist Hermione, who never breaks a rule at the beginning and who is thus annoying to both Harry and us. When she eventually lies to a teacher, showing that she too can transcend the rules, Hermione becomes Harry’s friend. One of the main lessons of the story is that while rules are good and necessary, sometimes it is necessary to question and even break them for the right reasons.
Did someone say 55 was old?
well, he's like, way older than 55. that was just a rough estimate.
There's also the time when Hermione brewed the poltergeist potion, and Ron and Harry infiltrated the Slytherin common room. They were almost discovered. If they had been discovered Draco would waste no time telling Snape or Mcgonegall. This would probably have gotten them expelled. Hermione had said they were breaking about 50 rules. And Fleur, I will not be goaded into further argument with you. I'm not Ron.
polyjuice potion! not poltergeist!
Just when we think the Dark Lord has perished and is beyond returning to our world....heeeee's baaaaaaaaaaaaack!!
Ron here a.k.a the easily goaded one (any takers!)
Fleur I'm not talking to you anymore, and I couldn't find the correct spelling when I wrote that comment and I couldn't remember the name. Besides, I prefer the wand over potions any day. And Ron, you forgot the period after the last A in a.k.a.
OMV, you are very bad @ holding down an arguement. you always chicken out of it! ~
Uh, maybe it's because you annoy the heck out of me. Seriously, I almost don't want to blog because of you. I mean, you like don't no when you need to stop.
you don't know when to stop killing people and their sanity!
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
PEOPLE BE QUIET ALREADY!!!!!! I mean seriously, this blog is for fun not meanness! You guys really need to stop fighting.
Tell that to her!!!
i am calmly stating the facts (why did you have to ruin a perfectly good arguement?)
Voldemort, calm down. You have some serious anger management issues. And Fleur, I am not ruining a good argument, I am starting another one!
good job. i'm so proud of you!~ also, OMV does have very bad anger management issues!
There was the time in the second book when harry went to the library under the invisibility cloak even though no one told him not to he was still up after hours walking around the school.
yez he did that in the fourth book too
Very true (whew I'm glad that's over)
Harry laughs in the face of the Law.
true true
Mr. Potter is not above the law in my classroom, or I'll just make him write lines with my special quill!
Guys i'm scared right now because he sees me typing and he's walking toward me and he's walking toward me and he's...........
I'm back!(no this is not terminator this is Snape)Let me tell you Proffesor Dumbledore Mr. Weasley here failed my quiz today and right now I have a list of N.E.W.T.'S for everyone who is a student.I'll be reading them off daily BWA HA HA HA HA!!!!!
You are evil Snape....so evil!
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I think Voldy is more likely around 66 years old, just a ballpark figure there...
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