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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Phoenix8008" data-source="post: 3102605" data-attributes="member: 211">Agreed. But you also point out in just what ways Harry can be better. Hermione picks up books...and reads...and studies...and studies some more...and days later she can do a spell perfectly. She then goes and shows it to Harry who ends up needing just that exact spell in a tricky situation that night. So he just goes and casts it...based on what he saw and heard from Hermione. It's like the difference between a D&D Wizard and a Sorcerer. She will always have more versatility and knowledge than him, but when it counts, Harry will just DO IT. And do it with such power that vetran wizards will do a double take.  Yep. I agree 100%. Much of the time, Harry is just plain dumb! If you look at it D&D wise though, it's more a matter of his low wisdom getting him in trouble as opposed to low intelligence.More aptitude? Sure, why not. But understanding a machine you've read the manual for isn't the same as building a new machine nobody has ever thought of before. In the end, it comes down to this. Hermione's power comes from hard work and study of all that is possible based on what has come before. But Harry is like a great inventor. With new ideas and methods that can reshape and change the world. And like many great inventor's, he's also kinda lazy, absent-minded, and a knucklehead... except in his area of genius. Like an idiot savant sort of. Anyway, that's my take on it. I've read all the books (trust me, until you have you can't say you get what's happened in 1 through 5. SO MUCH is left out of the movies!) and I'm eagerly awaiting book 7 next July (7/7/07!!!). Hope you enjoy 6 once you finish it. Beware the twist!</blockquote>

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