There really wasn't a reason to stretch out the story any more, after the eighth Pensieve and Harry's rescue of Draco from the horrors it implies.
Richard has no reason to fight. He understands Harry pretty much perfectly, and he knew a certain light manipulation would get him the maze he wanted.
And Harry did fulfill Richard's wishes, but as he says in this chapter, they're the same wishes. If he hadn't done it, there's every chance that Richard would never have told him how to free Draco, let alone Ron and Hermione.
Harry is very short-sighted. He did see the necessity for a lot of therapy on Draco's part, and a lot of working through his guilt, but he doesn't see himself as an indispensable part of that. His feeling was that Draco would realize Harry wouldn't want him to obsess over Harry, and eventually he would have to get on with life. He really thinks the most extraordinary thing about himself is his ability to act like a savior. So someone else- in his imagination- can take up the duties that come with nurturing Draco, because Harry himself isn't that good at it. One of the more horrific consequences of his low self-esteem and feeling of dependence on others.
(Richard used Draco's voice as a linchpin, one under his direct control, as he mentions in this chapter. More is explained in Chapter 28).
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Date: 2008-02-12 09:10 pm (UTC)Um. Sorry.
There really wasn't a reason to stretch out the story any more, after the eighth Pensieve and Harry's rescue of Draco from the horrors it implies.
Richard has no reason to fight. He understands Harry pretty much perfectly, and he knew a certain light manipulation would get him the maze he wanted.
And Harry did fulfill Richard's wishes, but as he says in this chapter, they're the same wishes. If he hadn't done it, there's every chance that Richard would never have told him how to free Draco, let alone Ron and Hermione.
Harry is very short-sighted. He did see the necessity for a lot of therapy on Draco's part, and a lot of working through his guilt, but he doesn't see himself as an indispensable part of that. His feeling was that Draco would realize Harry wouldn't want him to obsess over Harry, and eventually he would have to get on with life. He really thinks the most extraordinary thing about himself is his ability to act like a savior. So someone else- in his imagination- can take up the duties that come with nurturing Draco, because Harry himself isn't that good at it. One of the more horrific consequences of his low self-esteem and feeling of dependence on others.
(Richard used Draco's voice as a linchpin, one under his direct control, as he mentions in this chapter. More is explained in Chapter 28).
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