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Skeletaure · Mar 26, 2024

Donimo said: ↑

I don't attribute this to good vs evil. I like to take the qualities of wizards as magical phenomena. Such as when Harry is brave, he isn't just acting despite fear, instead he's performing a magical act. The greater the act of bravery, the greater the act of magic. What is attributed to plot armor, or luck, is the results of subtler magic. The like of which Voldemort canonically dismisses. The support is Dumbledore's explanation of love, but I've never thought it should stop with matters of the heart.

A force of magic so powerful even a muggle can assist. Petunia doesn't love Harry, she loves her sister and that's enough.

These traits of Harry, his bravery and nobility of spirit. His unconditional love. His fierce desire to live, yet willingness to die for others, even his orneriness and rule breaking; it all speaks to the character of Harry Potter. Everything that makes him great is an ingredient in his success.

It's the worst sort of fanfiction that takes away everything that makes Harry great. They make him ruthless and academic and then act as if they've improved him as a wizard.
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I completely agree, but I think that the kind of bravery that has magical power is righteous bravery such that it does effectively have a moral dimension where magic favours good over evil by lending greater power to moral acts of magical significance than evil acts.

Donimo · Mar 26, 2024

Skeletaure said: ↑

I completely agree, but I think that the kind of bravery that has magical power is righteous bravery such that it does effectively have a moral dimension where magic favours good over evil by lending greater power to moral acts of magical significance than evil acts.
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I need to think on that. My instinct in to disagree with the notion that righteousness is derived from a moral absolute.

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