Friday, May 31, 2013

Yet more unintended outcomes

In HP and the Goblet of Fire, --spoiler, btw--while Harry and Cedric are in the maze, Harry rescues Cedric from being enveloped by the roots. In the interest of good sportsmanship and friendship, he and Cedric both touch the Cup together. Which transports them into Voldemort's realm and where Cedric is killed.

Had Harry selfishly left Cedric in the maze --and fired off a warning flare, as he did for Fleur-- and taken the Cup by himself, Cedric would not have been murdered.

Doing good things doesn't always produce good things as a result.

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1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Can a character be blamed for unintended consequences? Perhaps, but not nearly as much as doing something with the intent of causing harm. In one of the book scenes cut from the movie, Harry tries to give the prize money to Cedric's parents. So he clearly holds himself responsible, whether or not he should.

-Sean

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