Why Is Harry Potter Not Perfect

Harry Potter is a scrawny, messy-haired boy with a lightning bolt scar on his forehead. He’s a bit prideful, but has a gracious heart & pure intentions. He’s very passionate, though his actions occasionally point to impulsive. Many heros are inherently perfect; I think he isn’t perfect at all despite how the other characters regard him. He isn’t overly intelligent -as his grades are average and he doesn’t try very hard to improve them- or physically brawny, as many of his clothes are baggy. When he lived with his aunt and uncle after his parents died, he was treated poorly, which caused him to have low self-esteem. He seems to be very quick to judge. When he has formed an opinion of someone, his opinion is not easily changed. In my opinion, and as far as heroes go, he is a more human one. He has realistic, logical character flaws that directly affect the plot, as well as chivalrous qualities that drive his decisions to pull the plot to a reasonable conclusion. Though he doesn’t drive the plot forward alone.
His best friend is Ron Weasley, who is very similar to him in personality. Ron, like Harry, is passionate. Although, Ron is more impulsive and will frequently convince Harry to do things that he wouldn’t otherwise do. That being …show more content…
There’s an epic battle as the students and teachers alike fight to defend their school. During the fight, the leader of the Death Eaters, Voldemort, vows that he will stop the fighting if the students and teachers handover Harry. Of course, they don’t because it would be morally wrong. There are many major conflicts that lead up to this moment. To name a few: Voldemort failing to kill Harry in almost every book leading up to the last, Harry destroying Voldemort’s horcruxes and stealing things Voldemort intended to take, and many people dying as a result of the conflict between Harry and