Got a transcript of the Hufflepuff audio skit? };)
And I definitely agree, it's very Ender's Game. If Harry Potter is a brilliant scientist, and capable of (to an extent) manipulating people through his understanding of basic needs and psychology, though his empathy needs a lot of work, then his companions have to be equally clever and driven, especially if they are put up against him instead of being his accomplices as he outwits others. (or fails to do so)
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Date: 2010-10-20 04:18 am (UTC)And I definitely agree, it's very Ender's Game. If Harry Potter is a brilliant scientist, and capable of (to an extent) manipulating people through his understanding of basic needs and psychology, though his empathy needs a lot of work, then his companions have to be equally clever and driven, especially if they are put up against him instead of being his accomplices as he outwits others. (or fails to do so)