It was especially clear with Dumbledore, when he was beckoning Harry to go somewhere, and Harry just said something like "I'm just doing what you're telling me to do, Professor".
I am not much for Harry Potter lore but I did see the new movie this weekend. It made me think of Keto, specifically her "losing tale" of <CHARNAME>'s deeds.
Harry mostly stands around, or actively makes things worse, while other people do more interesting things around him or feed him explicit instructions about what to do.