I think that Jo is most definitely making a point about bravery all throughout the Harry Potter series-but I don't think that she's setting one above the other. There are a few cases where bravery is done more out of cowardice-Wormtail's return to Voldemort had to have some bravery, otherwise he would have run like everyone else-but Ron is just as brave as Harry, although we don't see it as often, because Harry is the whole point of the book (Ron being there for comic relief, at least in the movies). There are countless desplays of a brave character in different situations-Snape, although (spoilers) we don't find out the love part until much later; the many Gryffindor under-age wizards and witches who faught in the Battle of Hogwarts anyway; Dobby continually coming to Harry Potter's aid, even when he knows that he will be punished (in more ways then one); and of course the Potters. In conclusion (for I realize how long this comment is), the ACTS of bravery might be very small, but for the true heroes I think the intentions are all the same.

I believe that J.K Rowling is pointing out courage and bravery as very important since it is seen throughout the entire series whether it's through Gryffindor house or the characters of the story. I don't believe, however, that she's placing a certain type of bravery over the other, but perhaps comparing and contrasting the reasons character's are performing the brave actions. James Potter, for instance, rashly ran towards Voldemort simply because he wanted to give Lily and Harry more time to escape. I am pretty sure he had known that he would die in the process, but ran forward nevertheless, to protect his family. Lily Potter showed bravery by refusing to step aside. She would not allow someone to kill her only child, and although she had the choice to survive, she refused to move thus creating the "love-protection". So, perhaps, "true" bravery is when a person has a sincere reason for being courageous. Throughout the series, Harry, Ron , and Hermione show their courageous, Gryffindor side through different methods. Harry sacrifices his life in order to save those he cares about such as Hermione, Ron, Ginny, Mr. Weasley, Sirius, and so many others. Ron shows his brave side simply by following Harry through their many adventures. For example, in the Chamber of Secrets, Harry determinedly walks into the Forbidden Forest to find answers about the chamber and Hagrid. Ron, deadly afraid of spiders, puts his fear aside and accompanies his best friend. Throughout the other books as well, he is seen pushing his many fears aside in order to help his best friend survive; in order to help take down Voldemort. Hermione shows bravery through the creation of Dumbledore's Army (the first time she's truly going against a teacher's authority), the creation of S.P.E.W, and like Ron simply following and helping Harry , who refers to himself as a "marked man." Other characters display bravery as well, such as, Dobby, Neville, Luna, Ginny, and of course, Snape, who risks his life everyday to do justice to Lily's memory. Others like Wormtail show their courageous side out of fear or because they are supposed or forced to such as the Malfoys. Jo doesn't criticize her characters too harshly, but perhaps she included the different forms of bravery to contrast people's hearts and thoughts and to show that true bravery is when you willingly push your fears aside, get out of your comfort zone, and do what it is right not matter the cost and no matter the consequences.

I think moments of bravery in many cases within the HP series is spawned from moments of adrenaline. We have all heard the stories of mothers gaining extraordinary strength in a desperate situation, and I think that perhaps 'true' bravery is the kind which is anticipated rather than being spur-of-the-moment.

I think the strength of the love protection being linked to Lily is for 2 reasons;
The first is that she makes a decicion to physically come between danger and Harry, whereas James is aiming his anger at Voldemort, rather than sacrificing himself directly to save Harry specifically.
The second reason for the love protection being linked with only Lily's act of sacrifice is that it is Snapes love for her, and his promise to make up for his mistakes that he in turn plays a huge role in ultimately keeping Harry safe. Lily sacrifices her life for Harry and Snape does the same in honor of his love for Lily.

I agree with what Ali is saying. It makes sense to me that the three of them a three-headed part of the same thing. They all show different kinds of courage in this one scene (taking out the troll) but they were all facing the same exact danger and in the end they all came out on top as friends. That being said, I can see what you are talking about with the different examles of bravery. James runs foward to protect his family from Voldemort knowing full well how it could turn out whereas Ron and Harry are also wrecklessly running towards the troll to save Hermione. Also, we see both Lily and Hermione making thoughtful sacrifices to protect others. Lily sacrifices herself by giving her life to save Harry and Hermione sacrifices herself by lying to the teachers in order to save her friends. I think that the courage of all three of them just sort of combines and builds upon one another in order to achieve the same goal. If you were to take one of them out then there would have been no triumph at the end.

In the particular example, I think Jo is addressing that courage can take different forms.
For Harry - it was facing the troll head on by literally leaping onto it. This could almost be symbolic of Harry's leap in accepting the magical world as a whole, we have to remember that he did not know this world existed only two months prior. In this scene Harry is not only fully embracing the magical world, but also it's creatures and his ability (be it physical, less magical in this instance) to take on a magical being. Large amount of courage for an 11 year old.
The courage for Ron seems different - he is showing his courage to starting to use the magic he is being taught. He hasn't shown much faith in his magical abilities prior to this. His instinct was to use a spell that he hadn't mastered earlier in the chapter. He had no idea what the result would be, but tried nonetheless.
For Hermione, I think the courage came at the end of the scene when she lied to the professors. Her personality is greatly defined by rules and following them. It seems that in this scene, she realized that there can be more to life than rules and that sometimes it is more important to break them. This also begins to show why she is in Gryffindor and not Ravenclaw.

While Jo definitely gives us many different forms of courage, I do not think she values any one kind over another. In light of James and Lily, as Harry gets older and recalls his memories of the night his parents died, he remembers both of their sacrifices and is just as moved by each of them. Yes, at first it does seem that he recalls his mother's screams more than his father's yells, but in the end he remembers what they both did and that seems to stay with him through to the end of the series. After all, his journey to Godric's Hallow is to find more about both his parents, not just about his mother and her sacrifice. I think it's easy to concentrate on Lily's bravery the night she died because she was the parent who was actually with Harry when her sacrifice for his protection was made, so it makes sense that we would focus on her. If Lily and James' roles had been reversed that night (for whatever reason, be it choice or by force) so that James was the one dying to protect Harry, I don't think the situation would be any different or that we would consider his sacrifice/bravery greater than Lily's. Their courageousness both stick with Harry through to the very end.

I think that Jo is definitely commenting on bravery and all i's various forms. However, she is also noting that it has to be used together in order to succeed, which she often shows throughout the series through the various adventures of the Trio. However, in this example I feel like the bravery is felt by Harry and Ron, whereas Hermione's bravery is shown at the end of the scene when she sticks up for the boys to McGonagall.
For me Harry's bravery is born out of love, but as he continues through his journey his love expands to include the whole of the Wizarding World, instead of his small circle of friends. Hermione's bravery for me develops because of her friendship with Ron and Harry and is brought out of beginning to let her guard down and face the unknown. Ron, on the contrary, has to be the steady supporter for Harry. I feel like his bravery is brought out by having to jump into situations without thinking, yet still create a strategic way to get out of situations, for example, the use of Wingardium Leviosa and the Chess Game.
In all, I do not feel like there is a true definition on how to approach bravery rather it can be grown out of any experience. The world needs people who are going to step out onto the front lines and those who will be the constant supporters in the back waiting to protect lives of others. For me, Harry acts brave not only through his Love, but also as the one to jump ahead. Ron and Hermione for me are his background supporters, ready to exhibit their bravery when the tables are turned. Harry acts as the front line, Ron and Hermione act as the supports holding him together.

It makes absolute sense, wiseoldbaker. I agree.

I think Jo has said more than once that bravery is the trait she most admired. That's obvious. Maybe it's because it's something we can all have or aspire to. No matter our gifts or talents, bravery is a soul quality used to rise above those given talents. We strive to exceed expectations and become more than we are, and courage is at the heart of that struggle. Because no matter where you're at, it takes courage to move forward. We can't all have special talents, but we can all develop courage.

"Is Jo making a comment about bravery in this series?"

-Yes without a doubt.




"If we just look at the Gryffindor trio, we see again these contrary examples of courage: reckless bravery and thoughtful sacrifice."

Courage is not bravery, just as bravery is no courage.

Courage:
(as defined by New Oxford American Dictionary)
the ability to do something that frightens one

Bravery:
(as defined by New Oxford American Dictionary)
readiness to face and endure danger or pain

Someone who is Courageous is ready to fight for something they believe in.

Someone who is Brave is ready to fight for something they believe in and is ready to make the ultimate sacrifice.

They mean close to the same thing and are normally assumed to be the same thing but there is a big difference.

One can be Courageous and not brave, but one has to be Courageous to be brave.





"What is true bravery?"

True bravery is when one does something not for themselves but for the good of other. Whether it be someone they know or a complete stranger. True Bravery occurs when you least expect it and when you are not trying. Trying to be brave is courage, doing what is right no matter the consequences is bravery.




"Do we rate one kind as higher than the other?"

We do, but we should not, but we should at the same time. It all depends on the situation, but even then I find it rude to deem one better than another.




"In the Potter's case, only one of those acts contributed to Harry's later Love-protection?"



Now James sacrificed him self so that Lily could "get Harry and go". I think for Lily's Love protection to work she had to be the last line of defense (of the parents), so if James did not sacrifice himself then there would have been no harry potter.

I think both Lily and James contributed to harry's Love protection, Lily died and created it, and James died so she could make the protection (maybe with out knowing or maybe with, we do not know.)

I think both should be thought of as high as the other.

I think that bravery is a theme that JKR continually examines throughout the series. Although I don't think she is necessarily putting one kind of bravery above another, I think she is trying to highlight that bravery comes in all shapes and sizes and is motivated by many different situations. Fighting the troll may be the first overt show of bravery that we see from Harry but, in my option, one of the bravest things he did so far was not falling in with Draco Malfoy. Draco was obviously trying to win him over and Harry stood his ground beside Ron even though Draco made fun of him and everyone was probably looking at him. Thinking about what it was like to be 11, standing your ground like that is a pretty brave thing.

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