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complex mission Dumbledore had left him. . . . Dumbledore . . . ‖ Deathly
Hallows, p. 176. Harry gets sidetracked since he does not have any plan for his journey.
Instead of looking for the rest of Horcruxes, he has an intention to go to his birthplace in Godric‘s Hollow, ―I‘ve been thinking. I—I want to go to Godric‘s
Hollow.‖ Deathly Hallows, p. 317. Besides his birthplace, Harry is also distracted whether he should choose to
find Horcruxes or Hallows, ―Harry hesitated. He knew what hung on his decision.
There was hardly any time left; now was the moment to decide: Horcruxes or Hallows?
‖ Deathly Hallows, p. 484. It is all started when Harry insists Ron and Hermione to visit
Mr. Lovegood‘s house. Harry is curious about a symbol that is repeatedly appear in Hermione‘s story book. Incidentally, Harry has ever saw Mr.
Lovegood wearing that symbol as a necklace. Harry thinks that this symbol is important.
Three objects, or Hallows, which, if united, will make the possessor master of Death ... Master ... Conqueror ... Vanquisher ...The last enemy that shall
be destroyed is death....And he saw himself, possessor of the Hallows, facing Voldemort, whose Horcruxes were no match . . .Neither can live
while the other survives. . . Was this the answer? Hallows versus Horcruxes? Was there a way after all, to ensure that he was the one who
triumphed? If he were the master of the Deathly Hallows, would he be safe? Deathly Hallows, pp. 429-430
It shows that Harry carries on the mission under stress. He is unstable and inconsistent because he is supposed to find Horcruxes, but in the middle of the
mission, he is tempted to find Hallows. According to Hurlock 1974, under stress, the person is unstable and unpredictable and his performance is
inconsistent p. 204. PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI
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strength, take risks. This feels like the kind of thing he‘d do.‖―Harry, this isn‘t a game, this isn‘t practice This is the real thing, and Dumbledore left
you very clear instructions: Find and destroy the Horcruxes That symbol doesn‘t mean anything, forget the Deathly Hallows, we can‘t afford to get
sidetracked —‖ Deathly Hallows, p. 433
Further, Hurlock 1974 explains that stress comes from conflict. It occurs when the accomplishment of a goal is threatened by external obstacle or by
internal obstacle p. 223. In Harry‘s case above, the cause is internal obstacle.
Harry‘s actual goal is to find and destroy Horcruxes. However, the goal is threatened by his will. Harry obsesses to go to his birthplace and find Hallows.
Hurlock 1974 also mentions that obsessions of many kinds are an example of internal psychological obstacle.