Chapter 3 Summarization

[selah_1977]

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Thanks to all who replied to my message about Hagrid's dialect. More on
that in a minute...

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>It is in this chapter I think we see a change of >attitude in Harry's
behavior towards the >Dursley's ("Gone were the days when he had been
>forced to take every single one of the Dursleys' >stupid rules"). He no
longer obeys them and even >refers to them as Muggles in his response to
>Ron. I think the past three years of learning >his true birthright and
being liked for who he >is has given him a self-possession that wasn't
>ther before. And having an escaped murderer for >a godfather is an
excellent weapon of terror to >use against the Dursleys.

I think your assertion is absolutely right, Trina. The one difference
that struck me first between GoF and the other books was Harry's evolving
personality. In SS, he was such a wet-behind-the-ears kid. Then in CoS
and PoA, he had more confidence, but still seem to look to others for
acceptance, approval, and definition.

I know this book is the turning point of the series as far as plot is
concerned, but I also believe it's a turning point in Harry's life. He
may be a wizard-in-training, but he's still a teenager. Even if the
Dursleys weren't so Dursleyish, he'd probably challenge their authority.

I would say more, but we're only on Chapter Three. :)

Long live Harry Potter--the Boy Who Lived!

Ebony (my first name) AKA AngieJ (a handle I like to use in HP-dom)