Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, the protagonist of the novel, who turns seventeen during the course of the book. Harry is a courageous and determined young wizard who has decided not to return to Hogwarts School, instead pursuing a quest that Dumbledore left him to find and destroy Horcruxes, magic items that keep Lord Voldemort alive. Harry is consistently faithful to his quest throughout the book though he struggles with self-doubt and wonders whether Dumbledore truly loved him. He is accompanied on his quest by Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger (Cohn 101).. Harry’s defining traits, as they have been throughout the series, are bravery, determination, and self-sacrifice. A true Gryffindor, Harry responds to every crisis with courage …show more content…
His tendency to stray from his quest is not literal or physical, but mental and emotional. When there are no clear leads and nothing to do, Harry cannot command the sort of focus that Hermione can, digging around in books for clues, racking her brains until something occurs to her. At these moments, Harry tends to lose focus and drift, following his emotions. This happens most dangerously in Godric’s Hollow, when Harry leads them into a trap, his real reasons for goes there having nothing to do with the quest and everything to do with his grief and doubt concerns Dumbledore (Thompson …show more content…
He continues to adore her and stay loyal to her, but his contempt for the Muggles who mistreated him and his desire to be special lead him into pureblood views that are offensive to Lily, and lead him to associate with other Slytherins who see themselves as special and superior. His need to cling to Lily, which is the downside of his loyalty to her, leads him to jealously resent James Potter. He develops a mixture of bad qualities partially redeemed by his loyalty and love.
After Lily tells him that they’re no longer friends, Snape joins Voldemort and becomes a Death Eater. The one unforgivable thing he does is to tell Voldemort about Professor Trelawney’s prediction regarding the boy who can destroy Voldemort, unwittingly putting Lily Potter’s life in jeopardy.