I think it was a matter of expediency. They didn't have much time and couldn't come up with another way of doing this. Maybe subconsciously he's trusting the sword to find its way back into the hands of a true Gryffindor.


Again, I see this as a sign of maturity and knowing that they MUST get things done. This is the only chance.


Yeah. Ties in with his thought that he would be just a reckless a godfather as Sirius was.

I wonder if Voldemort's confidence about Harry being spotted as soon as he enters Hogsmeade is a misplaced confidence. He has only just realised the danger in relying on others. So unless he's set the wards (or whatever) on Hogsmeade and Hogwarts himself, how can he be sure they will work?


She seems like someone way in over her head. There's clearly a bravery there (you can see that in her love for Bill despite the werewolf thing) but, like Krum, this isn't really her war. She could go back to France, I guess.


Agreed. Although maybe it's just because he's never thought about it before. He's still young, after all.


Heh. Quite.


Come, now. You've always been a fan of every side of Lupin.


Harry the Good Guy


Everyone's in over their heads apart from Voldemort. Later, Harry rises above it all. Oh, and Snape's perfectly aware of it all as well, I think.


I find that slightly stereotypical and I'm a little put out with Rowling's characterisation here.