I'm not sure he did much 'figuring out' either in HBP. For example, JKR got it *right* (!) when she had him take the Felix Felicis potion (a device which I *despised*) to acquire the required memory from Slughorn by simple brute-force GOOD LUCK. Because - since Hermione wasn't helping him in the planning/brains department - it was exactly in character for Harry to 'trust to luck' rather than *think* his way through something.
When he was with Dumbledore in the cave he panicked, forgot that flame fries inferi, and was otherwise pretty useless (which made Dumbledore's "I'll be fine, Harry, because I am with you") even the more empty and false.
Otherwise it was all reaction, passively observing what everyone else was doing (which was another reason why HBP was such a poor show compared with the earlier books). Watching the R/Hr/Lavender stupidity. Chest monster watching Ginny. Trying to watch Draco. Watching Riddle in trips down pensieve lane. Bleh.
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Date: 2007-07-14 06:19 am (UTC)When he was with Dumbledore in the cave he panicked, forgot that flame fries inferi, and was otherwise pretty useless (which made Dumbledore's "I'll be fine, Harry, because I am with you") even the more empty and false.
Otherwise it was all reaction, passively observing what everyone else was doing (which was another reason why HBP was such a poor show compared with the earlier books). Watching the R/Hr/Lavender stupidity. Chest monster watching Ginny. Trying to watch Draco. Watching Riddle in trips down pensieve lane. Bleh.