[HPFGU-OTChatter] Silly ideas?

[Lee Storm(God Is The Healing Force)]

[Finwitch]:
| A little speculation (if you know a fanfic, please tell) on how the 
| characters would react if (say) Harry...
| 
| a) was blind/deaf/mute
| b) had Tourette's
| c) had some mental disease for real

[Lee]:
You'd have to look for some "Alternate Universe" fic for that.  I think it
would change the character too much, though it would be an interesting take.

[Finwitch]:
| As it is, I find it odd Harry made it trough Dursleys and did NOT 
| develop a mental disorder of any kind.

[Lee]:
Not everyone who lives in a bad environment will end up with a mental
disorder.  However, remember that Harry's temper became more and more
explosive as the books progressed.  IMO, that was not only due to Voldy
inside his head and burgeoning hormones but to the repressiveness and
isolation of the Dursley house.  He had no one he could share with and had
to deal with everything like Ced's death, etc., on his own.

I used to teach inner-city boy scouts years ago.  One of the most stable,
reliable, polite boys came from an environment where his mother's boy-friend
was mostly hopped up on drugs and could be very abusive.  This young man was
really special and grew up to be a lawyer and a youth minister.

Some people are just too strong-willed to succumb. :-)

Cheers,

Lee :-)

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