[r9etb]

That scene I found very stirring and it only further built up the one later where Neville actually did against certain death, what he was asked to do.

Yup. It points out the awesome responsibilities of leadership. There are people who will die trying to do what they're told to do. A leader must ensure that his orders really are worth dying for.

For a counter-example, there have been some recent stories about a new monument at Passchendaele -- a place where tens of thousands died to no good purpose, other than Haig's arrogance. He and his staff didn't even visit the battle area, and certainly didn't know about the hellish conditions under which their soldiers fought and died for no gain.

The way Harry was there at the last moment to save him from the result

I gotta go back and re-read that part.

[Dianna]

Yup. It points out the awesome responsibilities of leadership. There are people who will die trying to do what they're told to do. A leader must ensure that his orders really are worth dying for.

That message was set up with Kreacher in the kitchen talking about trying to destroy the locket.

For so many people talking about Harry Potter NOT being "real" literature, we happen to find an awful lot of depth to it.