Nice-Guy Harry (was Snape Bad Attitu

[ashley_1591284]

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Date: 8/5/00 8:12 pm  (ET)

Okay, I don't really think this message requires spoiler space, but let
this intro serve the purpose. Just look away now if you don't want to
read it.

>Which suddenly reminded me of the ever on-going question of how
Harry turned out to be such a nice person despite having been raised so
abusively and without love. Maybe he wasn't raised without love: no love
from the Dursley's, but his late mother's love always surrounded him,
and (remember her magic powers) not only protected him from Voldemort,
but made him feel hugged when no one else did.

Well, this isn't the first time throughout literature that a neglected
child has overcome the odds and grown up to become a person of character
and compassion. The most famous example would probably be "Cinderella",
who grew up with an evil step-family yet was still kind and good. A lot
of it has to do with a person's strength of character, regardless of
the situation in which they have been placed.

-Ashley