In MOR, his best emotional connection is to McGonagle, but it’s complicated by his intellectual dominance. None of his close friends from HP are worth being close to (or did I miss someone?).
In fact Harry himself doesn’t seem particularly worth being particularly close to. He’d be a pain in the ass to be around and he’s probably going to become a demi-god and care about what you want no matter what you do.
I agree to an extent. He does remind me of people I’ve known in the rationalist movement. It’s worth pointing out that him blurting out the wrong thing at the wrong time isn’t just an annoying character trait, it’s probably symptomatic; I’d speculate he doesn’t really consider other people as fellow actors in his decision making. If there was someone who did not make efforts to bond with people around him, would you be willing to trust him with power over their happiness?
That’s a non hypothetical question, I’d love to hear a rebuttal.
In fact Harry himself doesn’t seem particularly worth being particularly close to. He’d be a pain in the ass to be around and he’s probably going to become a demi-god and care about what you want no matter what you do.
I agree to an extent. He does remind me of people I’ve known in the rationalist movement. It’s worth pointing out that him blurting out the wrong thing at the wrong time isn’t just an annoying character trait, it’s probably symptomatic; I’d speculate he doesn’t really consider other people as fellow actors in his decision making. If there was someone who did not make efforts to bond with people around him, would you be willing to trust him with power over their happiness?
That’s a non hypothetical question, I’d love to hear a rebuttal.