I know Rowling wanted to make Harry out to be The Most Special Boy In The World, but I find it highly unrealistic, even within the context of a fantasy story, for him to resist the Imperius Curse the very first time he is under it. Especially since the Death Eaters rely heavily on the Curse to infiltrate the Ministry, and fully-grown, fully-trained wizards and witches are completely susceptible to its effects. I don't care how good Harry is at DADA, he should not have been able to do that the first time.
well that's the greatness of a story.. It's just that a story. So if JK wanted him to be able to throw it off then that's how it is.. She is the author. And.. he is a really powerful wizard himself. _________________
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harry is already talented on DADA and the imperio is about controlling someone's mind to make them do ur will, harry has a very strong mind and is anything but submisive, so he was never going to be easy to control
besides, he didnt manage it on the first try, he did it 4 times before getting it right _________________
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i also think that it depends at how powerful the wizard is. harry is much more powerful than any of the other kids in the class; he has more self controll _________________
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No, I'm pretty sure he threw it off his first time. Imposter Moody told him to jump on the desk, and a voice in his head asked "Why?" When fully-trained Aurors have no resistance to the Curse, why should Harry get that voice in his head on his first try? And why isn't every single Ministry member not hired until they can successfully throw it off? I mean, that's how the Ministry was infiltrated in the first place.
there are some ppl that just cant do it cause they dont have that ability, just as harry couldnt do occlumency, no matter how hard he tried _________________
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habs4life9 and bery are both right; he threw it off partially on his first time, and completely on his fourth time:
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"Potter," Moody growled, "you next." Harry moved forward into the middle of the classroom, into the space that Moody had cleared of desks. Moody raised his wand, pointed it at Harry, and said, "Imperio."
It was the most wonderful feeling. Harry felt a floating sensation as every thought and worry in his head was wiped gently away, leaving nothing but a vague, untraceable happiness. He stood there feeling immensely relaxed, only dimly aware of everyone watching him.
And then he heard Mad-Eye Moody's voice, echoing in some distant chamber of his empty brain: Jump onto the desk... jump onto the desk...
Harry bent his knees obediently, preparing to spring.
Jump onto the desk...
Why, though?
Another voice had awoken in the back of his brain. Stupid thing to do, really, said the voice.
Jump onto the desk...
No, I don't think I will, thanks, said the other voice, a little more firmly... no, I don't really want to...
Jump! NOW!
The next thing Harry felt was considerable pain. He had both jumped and tried to prevent himself from jumping the result was that he'd smashed headlong into the desk, knocking it over, and, by the feeling in his legs, fractured both his kneecaps.
"Now, that's more like it!" growled Moody's voice, and suddenly Harry felt the empty, echoing feeling in his head disappear. He remembered exactly what was happening, and the pain in his knees seemed to double. "Look at that, you lot... Potter fought! He fought it, and he damn near beat it! We'll try that again, Potter, and the rest of you, pay attention watch his eyes, that's where you see it very good, Potter, very good indeed! They'll have trouble controlling you!"
"The way he talks," Harry muttered, as he hobbled out of the Defence Against the Dark Arts class an hour later (Moody had insisted on putting Harry through his paces four times in a row, until Harry could throw the curse off entirely), "you'd think we were all going to be attacked any second."
By the way, it should be noted that in this case, Harry knew he was going to be cursed. It's still quite a feat, but usually it's cast on people for the first time by an enemy and without prior notice, so most people have never had any experience with it before and are therefore subdued more easily. _________________ "Its the unknown we fear when we look upon death and darkness, nothing more." -- Albus Dumbledore
habs4life9 and bery are both right; he threw it off partially on his first time, and completely on his fourth time:
Quote:
"Potter," Moody growled, "you next." Harry moved forward into the middle of the classroom, into the space that Moody had cleared of desks. Moody raised his wand, pointed it at Harry, and said, "Imperio."
It was the most wonderful feeling. Harry felt a floating sensation as every thought and worry in his head was wiped gently away, leaving nothing but a vague, untraceable happiness. He stood there feeling immensely relaxed, only dimly aware of everyone watching him.
And then he heard Mad-Eye Moody's voice, echoing in some distant chamber of his empty brain: Jump onto the desk... jump onto the desk...
Harry bent his knees obediently, preparing to spring.
Jump onto the desk...
Why, though?
Another voice had awoken in the back of his brain. Stupid thing to do, really, said the voice.
Jump onto the desk...
No, I don't think I will, thanks, said the other voice, a little more firmly... no, I don't really want to...
Jump! NOW!
The next thing Harry felt was considerable pain. He had both jumped and tried to prevent himself from jumping the result was that he'd smashed headlong into the desk, knocking it over, and, by the feeling in his legs, fractured both his kneecaps.
"Now, that's more like it!" growled Moody's voice, and suddenly Harry felt the empty, echoing feeling in his head disappear. He remembered exactly what was happening, and the pain in his knees seemed to double. "Look at that, you lot... Potter fought! He fought it, and he damn near beat it! We'll try that again, Potter, and the rest of you, pay attention watch his eyes, that's where you see it very good, Potter, very good indeed! They'll have trouble controlling you!"
"The way he talks," Harry muttered, as he hobbled out of the Defence Against the Dark Arts class an hour later (Moody had insisted on putting Harry through his paces four times in a row, until Harry could throw the curse off entirely), "you'd think we were all going to be attacked any second."
By the way, it should be noted that in this case, Harry knew he was going to be cursed. It's still quite a feat, but usually it's cast on people for the first time by an enemy and without prior notice, so most people have never had any experience with it before and are therefore subdued more easily.
Very good point !! I was going to bring that up myself. He knew what was going on and Harry had always been strong at heart and mind. Also, I don't believe the whole class got a chance to get cursed, correct me if I'm wrong, so you can't really point out it was only Harry who did it. Also, Moody was teaching other houses and years. Who's to say people didn't do it better then him in other classes or years ? _________________
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it is unusualy he was able to do it. i think it would be better if he was only a little immune to it. the fact that he can totally ignore kind of annoys me. hecan't possible be THAT strong minded. _________________
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habs4life9 and bery are both right; he threw it off partially on his first time, and completely on his fourth time:
Quote:
"Potter," Moody growled, "you next." Harry moved forward into the middle of the classroom, into the space that Moody had cleared of desks. Moody raised his wand, pointed it at Harry, and said, "Imperio."
It was the most wonderful feeling. Harry felt a floating sensation as every thought and worry in his head was wiped gently away, leaving nothing but a vague, untraceable happiness. He stood there feeling immensely relaxed, only dimly aware of everyone watching him.
And then he heard Mad-Eye Moody's voice, echoing in some distant chamber of his empty brain: Jump onto the desk... jump onto the desk...
Harry bent his knees obediently, preparing to spring.
Jump onto the desk...
Why, though?
Another voice had awoken in the back of his brain. Stupid thing to do, really, said the voice.
Jump onto the desk...
No, I don't think I will, thanks, said the other voice, a little more firmly... no, I don't really want to...
Jump! NOW!
The next thing Harry felt was considerable pain. He had both jumped and tried to prevent himself from jumping the result was that he'd smashed headlong into the desk, knocking it over, and, by the feeling in his legs, fractured both his kneecaps.
"Now, that's more like it!" growled Moody's voice, and suddenly Harry felt the empty, echoing feeling in his head disappear. He remembered exactly what was happening, and the pain in his knees seemed to double. "Look at that, you lot... Potter fought! He fought it, and he damn near beat it! We'll try that again, Potter, and the rest of you, pay attention watch his eyes, that's where you see it very good, Potter, very good indeed! They'll have trouble controlling you!"
"The way he talks," Harry muttered, as he hobbled out of the Defence Against the Dark Arts class an hour later (Moody had insisted on putting Harry through his paces four times in a row, until Harry could throw the curse off entirely), "you'd think we were all going to be attacked any second."
By the way, it should be noted that in this case, Harry knew he was going to be cursed. It's still quite a feat, but usually it's cast on people for the first time by an enemy and without prior notice, so most people have never had any experience with it before and are therefore subdued more easily.
lol yeah i knew this but i was too lazy to look for the quote
bottom line, he didnt manage it well the first time, but after a couple of tries he got there cause he obviously has a natural talent for DADA stuff _________________
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it is unusualy he was able to do it. i think it would be better if he was only a little immune to it. the fact that he can totally ignore kind of annoys me. hecan't possible be THAT strong minded.
harry knew the Imperious curse was coming, it wasn't like he was cauught unawares. He was taught by the Dursleys to be obediant, but he quickly had to learn to think for himself. So when the voice told him to jump... he questioned it. It wasn't like he got it perfect and we don't know how the rest of the class did at first. We do know that it took him several tries to perfect it, though. Sono, JKR didn't set out to make him perfect, otherwise he'd have been able to throw it off completely on his first try. _________________
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