In the novel Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, J.K. Rowling uses characterization to show the amount of loyalty that several of the characters have towards Harry Potter, and to prove that sometimes friends, even those thought to be enemies, can sometimes be more loyal than one’s own blood. J.K. Rowling shows the loyalty that Harry Potter’s friends have towards him through characters like Albus Dumbledore, Ron Weasley, and Dobby. Rowling also shows that even those who are understood to be Harry’s enemies, like Severus Snape, Peter Pettigrew, and Narcissa Malfoy, actually turn out to have been loyal to him in the end. On the other hand, however, J.K. Rowling shows that family, those that one would expect to be the most loyal, can sometimes
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Throughout the book Ron shows his loyalty in many ways, even though it is sometimes tested. In the beginning of the novel Ron is one of the people who volunteer to take a potion that makes the consumer’s appearance change into that of Harry Potter (Rowling 49-52). During Harry, Ron, and Hermione’s journey to find the horcruxes, Ron becomes overwhelmed with the situation and their lack of progress, which in turn leads him to leave trio (Rowling 307-310). Later in the book, however, Ron proves his loyalty towards Harry by returning at the right moment to save Harry from drowning in a lake and also aids him in destroying a horcrux (Rowling …show more content…
In the end of the novel, Harry accepts the fact that he has to meet Lord Voldemort face-to-face and be killed by him in order for Voldemort’s immortality to weaken. After Lord Voldemort hits Harry with the killing curse, he sends one of his followers (Narcissa Malfoy) to check and see if he is actually dead. When Narcissa realizes that Harry is not dead, she asks him if her son is still alive. When Harry said that he was, Narcissa lied to Voldemort and said that Harry was dead. This lie is what saved Harry’s life and therefore proves that Narcissa had some loyalty towards Harry, even if it was only because of her son (Rowling 715-726). One would think that one’s family would be the most loyal people they could count on, but this is not the case for Harry Potter. His adopted family, The Dursleys, have never shown an ounce of loyalty towards him. In fact, they pretty much wanted nothing to do with them his whole life because he was different from them. In the novel, when it came time for the Dursleys and Harry to part ways, they did so cheerfully due to their utter dislike of one another (Rowling
Throughout the book Ron shows his loyalty in many ways, even though it is sometimes tested. In the beginning of the novel Ron is one of the people who volunteer to take a potion that makes the consumer’s appearance change into that of Harry Potter (Rowling 49-52). During Harry, Ron, and Hermione’s journey to find the horcruxes, Ron becomes overwhelmed with the situation and their lack of progress, which in turn leads him to leave trio (Rowling 307-310). Later in the book, however, Ron proves his loyalty towards Harry by returning at the right moment to save Harry from drowning in a lake and also aids him in destroying a horcrux (Rowling …show more content…
In the end of the novel, Harry accepts the fact that he has to meet Lord Voldemort face-to-face and be killed by him in order for Voldemort’s immortality to weaken. After Lord Voldemort hits Harry with the killing curse, he sends one of his followers (Narcissa Malfoy) to check and see if he is actually dead. When Narcissa realizes that Harry is not dead, she asks him if her son is still alive. When Harry said that he was, Narcissa lied to Voldemort and said that Harry was dead. This lie is what saved Harry’s life and therefore proves that Narcissa had some loyalty towards Harry, even if it was only because of her son (Rowling 715-726). One would think that one’s family would be the most loyal people they could count on, but this is not the case for Harry Potter. His adopted family, The Dursleys, have never shown an ounce of loyalty towards him. In fact, they pretty much wanted nothing to do with them his whole life because he was different from them. In the novel, when it came time for the Dursleys and Harry to part ways, they did so cheerfully due to their utter dislike of one another (Rowling