Facing this stuff in real life... is not like school. In school, if you make a mistake, you can just try again tomorrow, but out there... when you're a second away from being murdered, or watching a friend die right before your eyes... you don't know what that's like.
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~ Harry Potter.
Harry James Potter is the titular main protagonist of the book series and movie franchise of the same name. He was a former student to the Hogwarts School of Wizards and Witches and the archenemy of Lord Voldemort.
While snarky, he never antagonizes people more than what is warranted and he subverts his sass in The Cursed Child either way.
Possesses an extremely loving, kind and gentle heart, extending courtesy and friendship to others most of the time and always doing his best to treat others of all statuses and races equally.
Never takes his heroic status in pride, remaining generally humble and never flaunting his achievements or status as the chosen one to others.
Has proven on multiple occasions that he does not wish death upon his enemies, and when he resorts to violent things like stabbing the Serpent of Slytherin, it is almost always a last resort, especially since he knows they deserve it.
As Dumbledore himself put it, Harry was never seduced by the Dark Arts or desired to obtain any power like Voldemort despite having access to his thoughts and his powers, refusing to be corrupted by Voldemort's influence.
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone[]
He expressed sympathy to the snake in the zoo (who had no family like him), and after accidentally making the glass wall disappear, eventually frees it.
He was extremely grateful for everything Rubeus Hagrid did for him.
He and Ron saved Hermione from a mountain troll despite there being nothing in it for either of them.
He helps Hagrid by sending Norberta to a more pleasant and conducive place where she can live her life.
He felt remorse over costing his house 50 house points for a violation of curfew.
With assistance from Snape and Hermione, he stopped Quirrell from getting the Sorcerer's Stone, preventing Voldemort from returning for a little while longer. And while Quirrell did have his head grotesquely crumbling into ashes, Harry had no choice but to kill him in a brutal manner given his inexperience with wandwork, lest he would murder him and bring Voldemort back into the wizarding world.
When looking into the Mirror of Erised, which showed the person's greatest desires, the only thing Harry saw was him with his family instead of power or fame.
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets[]
Refused to believe Tom Riddle when he tried to show Hagrid was guilty of opening the Chamber of Secrets, clearing his name.
Managed to kill the Slytherin Basilisk with the Sword of Gryffindor, ending its terror and ensuring no other students were killed by its gaze. And however unwittingly, he also imbued the sword with the ability to destroy Horcruxes.
Destroyed Tom Riddle's diary, unknowingly destroying one of Voldemort's Horcruxes while saving Ginny's life in the process.
Helped Dobby become a free elf by placing a sock in Tom Riddle's diary before giving it to Lucius so that when Lucius gave Dobby the diary, unintentionally giving Dobby his freedom in the process.
He was the first student to be genuinely nice to Myrtle.
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban[]
The reason why him blowing up Marge Dursley has not been listed as a corrupting factor, is because she undoubtedly deserved it considering she was sadistically insulting his parents in front of him (and had previously given him dog biscuits for Christmas alongside having found other similarly petty ways to wrong him for no reason), and besides he handled the situation well by not using any worse magic in stopping her on her verbal abuse.
He and Hermione manage to save the life of Buckbeak, a hippogriff who'd been unfairly sentenced to execution because he'd attacked Draco, even though it was Draco who'd provoked Buckbeak in the first place.
He stops Sirius and Lupin from killing Peter Pettigrew because he believed his father wouldn't want either of them to become murderers, though on the other hand, Harry was still fine with giving Peter to the Dementors.
Upon learning of Sirius' innocence, Harry goes out of his way to save Sirius from being given the Dementor's Kiss.
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire[]
He offers to get a Licorice Wand for Ron on the Hogwarts Express.
He handles Cho Chang's rejection of going to the Yule Ball appropriately.
In the Triwizard Tournament, Harry decides to tell Cedric about the first trial, even though Cedric was his rival and telling him would cause him to lose the advantage over him.
During the second trial, along with Ron, Harry decides to save Gabrielle despite having no reason to and knowing it would likely cost him the trial.
In the final trial of the tournament, though he and Cedric initially became competitive with one another and determined to win, Harry still saves Cedric from an acromantula, and decides that the two of them should win the trial together and grab the Triwizard Cup simultaneously.
He honored Cedric's wish to bring his dead body back to his father.
He gives his winnings from the Triwizard Tournament to the Weasley Twins who use the money to open a joke shop.
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix[]
When he and Dudley were attacked by Dementors, he saved the life of his cousin and warded the Dementors away.
Harry continued to insist that Voldemort had returned in spite of the constant slander and ridicule being thrown at him by the Daily Prophet, Fudge, and almost everyone at Hogwarts, openly stating that Voldemort returned during his first class with Umbridge when she tried to deny this claim.
Brought hope to the students of Hogwarts by forming Dumbledore's Army.
The lessons he taught his club members were extremely vital in defending themselves, and were the only reason any of them were able to successfully fight against the Death Eaters at the Department of Mysteries.
When he learned about Snape's past of being bullied by his father, he felt a great sense of empathy for Snape since he went through similar bullying as a child and was greatly disturbed by his father's past actions.
Did not hesitate to go after Sirius when he believed he was being tortured by Voldemort at the Department of Mysteries.
Tried to bring Bellatrix to justice for murdering Sirius. And while he did use the Cruciatus Curse on her, it's not like she had done nothing to deserve it.
In the film, when given the chance to kill Bellatrix and being persuaded by Voldemort to give in to his darkness and finish her off after having killed Sirius, he refused to stoop to such a level, though this did not occur in the book.
He managed to break free from Voldemort's possession by having thoughts of love and friendship, feeling a great sense of pity for Voldemort due to his inability to feel love.
While he acted like a jerk and became wrathful, this was caused by his trauma from Cedric's death and not receiving help for that, and he overcame it in the end.
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince[]
He took Luna Lovegood to Horace Slughorn's party despite it being an unpopular decision.
Though he used Sectumsempra on Draco as retaliation for Draco having cursed Katie Bell, it was only done because Draco was about to use an Unforgivable Curse on him and because he had no knowledge of what the spell would do. He is then immediately horrified by Draco's injuries, demonstrating he never truly wanted to kill his rival.
Felt very guilty for failing to complete the task Dumbledore gave him of retrieving Slughorn's memory and apologized for not treating it as a greater priority.
He helped Dumbledore procure Slytherin's Locket, and while he had no clue it was a fake, the intention counts.
He tried to prevent Snape from getting away from Hogwarts, and while he had no clue Snape was secretly righteous, his intentions once again count.
He attended Dumbledore's funeral.
Before leaving to search for the Horcruxes, he broke up with Ginny in order to protect her and ensure Voldemort would not use her as leverage against Harry.
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows[]
Harry protected his uncle, aunt and cousin from being targeted by Death Eaters, caring about their safety even though they'd all treated him terribly his entire life.
When he said their goodbyes, Harry was surprised and touched by Dudley's statement that he didn't believe Harry to be a waste of space and thanking Harry for saving his life, and the two of them shook hands.
Harry attempted to shake Vernon's hand even though Vernon had treated him the worst out of the entire family by far and had every reason to loathe him.
He, along with Ron and Hermione, went on a quest to find and destroy the remaining Horcruxes, successfully managing to destroy all of them and weakening Voldemort enough for him to eventually be killed.
Successfully procured the locket from the Ministry of Magic, and upon having a golden opportunity to kill Dolores Umbridge, constrained himself enough to curse her instead. He proceeds to save several Muggle-borns from Voldemort's pawns.
Forgave Ron for deserting them during their hunts for the Horcruxes and comforted him after seeing visions created by Voldemort's Horcrux to make Ron jealous, explaining that Hermione was like a sister to him and nothing more.
Despite Peter Pettigrew betraying his parents, Harry saved his life multiple times and tried to save him from being strangled by his silver hand, Voldemort made as a fail safe.
Brutally incapacitated Amycus Carrow and thwarted his attempt to trick Lord Voldemort into murdering several Ravenclaw children just to justify scapegoating. And while he did subject him to an Unforgivable Curse, not only was it temporarily legal because of Voldemort's puppet regime, but Carrow absolutely deserved it especially considering he himself had used such curses on defenseless eleven-year-olds, something which Harry himself was fully aware of.
Saved Draco's life from the Fiendfyre's flames that had been spread by Crabbe despite their past and that Draco was his enemy.
Even though he despised Snape, he was still shocked at the way Voldemort ruthlessly killed Snape to master the Elder Wand's power, and felt sorry for his former teacher.
While talking with Dumbledore in limbo, Harry forgave him for having lied to him and the pain he unintentionally put Harry through. When Dumbledore asked Harry if he was better than Voldemort, Harry assured him he was completely different, saying that such a question was ridiculous to ask and expressing full faith in Dumbledore's righteous heart.
After learning the truth about Snape's allegiance to Dumbledore and his love for Lily, Harry forgives Snape for all of the mockery, cruelty and mistreatment he endured at Snape's hands for many years, going so far as to call Snape one of the bravest men he ever knew and naming one of his sons after his fallen teacher to honor him.
Attempted to sacrifice himself to save the world from Voldemort; this act not only destroyed the piece of Voldemort's soul inside of him, but it also gave his friends the power of sacrificial protection, allowing them to withstand and defend against spells that should've incapacitated or killed them.
While in Limbo, it is implied that Harry was moved enough to want to help Voldemort in Limbo, who has irreparably damaged his soul, but is powerless to do so.
In their final confrontation, even after all of the unspeakable atrocities he committed, Harry still gave Voldemort the chance to repent and feel remorse for his crimes, allowing the Dark Lord to end things peacefully.
Instead of using the Elder Wand to attain greater power, he decided the trouble it had caused exceeded its worth as a magical artifact and selflessly chose to keep it stored away so when he died, its power would disappear and no one else would be killed to gain its power. In the film, Harry breaks the Elder Wand so that no one else could use its power.
Defeated Voldemort, putting an end to the tyrannical reign of the greatest dark wizard of all time, saving both the wizard and muggle worlds and ushering in an era of peace the world hadn't experienced for more than a decade.
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child[]
Made amends with Dudley as adults in spite of their bitter past, visiting him often and watching as their children played with one another.
Maintained a mostly cordial relationship with Draco when they became adults in spite of some lingering hatred, and eventually, when the two of them talked, Draco expressed his jealousy of the genuine friendship Harry had with Ron and Hermione, as well as the details of his wife's death. After this moment, Harry put all of the past enmity and hatred for Draco behind him, and the two finally became friends.
Chose not to kill Delphini and attempted to reason with her since he understood her pain of not having any parents.
What Prevents Him From Being Pure Good?[]
While he is generally a pleasant person and becomes wiser as the series progresses, he can be arrogant and rude at times.
He can be wrathful at times, and although most of the time it was justified, it can sometimes be unwarranted. However, he largely subverts this, making this a minor prevention.
Cast the Cruciatus Curse, an Unforgivable Curse that causes searing pain on Amycus after spitting in Professor McGonagall's face, while this moment is arguably understandable, it is still too excessive and violent for a Pure Good character.
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Near Pure Goods
