What Is The Difference Between Lord Voldemort And Harry Potter

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The story of Harry Potter amazed a whole generation of not only children, but also adults, and still does. Rowling’s series, tells the story of Harry Potter and his fight against Lord Voldemort, which takes place in the world of magic. The difference between Harry Potter and Lord Volde-mort is explained by Dumbledore at the end of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone using the following words: „’If there is one thing Voldemort cannot understand, it is love. He didn’t realise that love as powerful as your mother’s for you leaves its own mark. Not a scar, no visible sign...to have been loved so deeply [...] will give us some protection for ever.’“ (Rowling 216). This love, which is described by Dumbledore as „’ [...] something so good.’“ …show more content…

The Seven Deadly sins are „[...] attitudes which early Christians listed as the causes of hu-man misbehavior [...]“ and are therefore believed as evil (Friedlander). The Seven Deadly Sins are considered to be „[...]the actual reasons that we hurt each other.“ (Friedlander). The idea of altru-isum includes not to hurt annother being, which defined the Christian credo of the ‚good’. ‚Evil’ and ‚good’ are not invariable states: A human being can influence actively being ‚good’ or ‚evil’ by not committing the above mentioned Seven Deadly Sins and therefore practice altruism. Dumb-ledore expresses this idea in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets in the following words: „’ It is our choices, Harry, that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities.’“ (Rowling …show more content…

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Askaban is the third book of Rowlings series where Harry prevents Lupin and Sirius from committing a Deadly Sin, by saving Wormtail. Annother passage takes place in the last book, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, when Harry leaves Hogwarts to fight against Voldemort in the Forbidden Forest and sacrifices himself for the welfare of his friends. In fact, there are a lot of Harry’s acts, which can be connected to the Christian credo of the ‚good’ and its understanding of altruism or as Knudslien expresses: „Harry [.] demonstrates Christian values in many of his actions throughout the series.“ (151).
Nevertheless, critics question that Harry Potter equals Jesus. Thomas argues that the „[...] portrayal of Harry as Jesus [...] sometimes seems procrustean. To account for Harry’s lying, rule breaking, and mischievousness [...].“ (366). Throughout the series, Harry wanders several times through Hogwarts at night, which is a clear disregard of the school’s rules. In Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Askaban he lies to Professor Snape about his excursion to Hogsmeade. In addition, Harry uses the Sectumsempra curse on purpose, which injures Malfoy badly in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood

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