friendly reminder that Harry Potter
at eleven, was described by his teachers as âbrightâ
at the same age, according to the Sorting Hat:Â âNot a bad mind, either. Thereâs talent, oh my goodness, yesâ and âYou could be great, you know, itâs all here in your headâ
mastered the challenging Patronus Charm at thirteen and proceeded to teach it at fifteen
resisted the Imperius Curse at fourteen and soon learned to throw it off completely, even when cast by the incredibly powerful Voldemort
also at fourteen, learned to cast a powerful Accio Charm
at fifteen, was training other students
at the same age, under extreme stress, tested as âexceeds expectationsâ or âoutstandingâ in every subject that required actual magic (including the dreaded Potions)
same age, cast a briefly effective Cruciatus Curse
at sixteen, became a star Potions student simply by following superior instructions
at seventeen, successfully cast the Imperius Curse on his first try, and used it repeatedly
at the same age, cast a successful Cruciatus Curse
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#god almighty!!!!!! #this post??? is e v e r y t h i n g #it addresses all of my pet peeves in fandom regarding harry #people refuse to acknowledge how bright and talented harry really is #its such a joke tbh #they point to his average academics as if that is a true measure of intelligence #all the while disregarding the stressful situations heâs put in and horrible teachers that hinder his learning #people have adopted snapes mentality when judging harrys intelligence and its utterly belittling #snape purposely gives shitty instructions and literally fucking sabotages harrys work in his class #and puts him in a fake remedial potions class to humiliate him in front of his peers #and fandom? they gobble it up and laugh about how shitty harry is at potions #but when harry gets legitimately good instructions from snapes old textbook for the first time in his potions career #under a teacher who is not abusive but actually encouraging? #he fucking thrives #snape had been keeping innovational and helpful potions instructions from his students for YEARS #so apart from being a shitty person he was also a shitty teacher #anyways~ #harry is extremely bright and talented and powerful for his age #love and forgiveness were not his only ~powers~ #or the reason he survived so long #ty for this gr9 post op (via ginevvra)
Thatâs not all. He was also quite perceptive.
He was able to immediately connect the dots between the package that Hagrid retrieved from Gringotts to the break in based on a news article and Hagridâs reactions.
He was the one who figured out the motive of Quirrell when he played cards with Hagrid betting a dragonâs egg.
He figured out that it was Myrtle who died when the Chamber of Secrets was opened before and seemed to be the only one who was smart enough to actually ask her about her death.
He figured out that it was Lucius Malfoy who gave Ginny Tom Riddleâs diary (with subtle clues from Dobby) and used it to outsmart Malfoy into freeing Dobby.
He knew that Draco Malfoy was up to something (even though Ron and Hermione didnât believe it) their 6th year. He also figured out Malfoy succeeded when Trelawney told him she heard a male voice whooping in the RoR.
He was the one who figured out that there was a horcrux inside Bellatrixâs vault judging only by her reactions to their possession of the Gryffindorâs Sword.
He figured out the connections of the Peverells, the cloak, the ring (and the snitch by extension) and the elder wand to the Deathly Hallows. He even figured out that it was Dumbledore who owned it and that ownership was passed on the Draco Malfoy and, eventually, to Harry himself.
These are only the ones I could remember right now but Iâm pretty sure there were more instances that showed how perceptive he really is.
YES YES YES
