Neo isn't a weakling at the beginning of the Matrix. He fails the first jump but that's it. He only fails because he doesn't trust in his inate powers.
The very first time he spars with Morpheus it's clear to the audience that he's already more powerful than Morpheus who's presumably the most powerful of the "good guys".
The only thing he has to do is believe in himself and he can basically beat anyone, it's pre-destined in him.
Harry Potter beats Dracoy at quiddich right away and becomes like the best little wizard in Hogwarts within a week, lol.
Gimme a break with this shit.
This is a common archetype, the messiah/Chosen One/Golden Child archetype, it's just not commonly applied to women.
The only lesson for Harry Potter/Neo is not that they needed to work hard, it's that they were already better than everyone else, they just needed to believe it. That's the character arc, like it or not.
