[HPforGrownups] Digest Number 144

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No: HPFGUIDX 3070

In a message dated 10/9/00 1:27:04 AM Pacific Daylight Time, 
HPforGrownups at egroups.com writes:

<< A very good point. Harry is a teenage boy, *not* an age group 
 particularly noted for selflessness. By showing that Harry has some 
 weaknesses, (a slightly short temper, perhaps a tiny lack of 
 consideration...) JKR keeps him from being a saint, and therefore 
 unrealistic. As far as Harry not giving any consideration to the 
 other victims of Voldemort...in GoF he lies awake at night listening 
 to Neville breathing and thinking that what happened to Neville's 
 family is worse than what happened to his own, and feeling horribly 
 guilty about it. And to my mind, bringing Cedric's body back to his 
 parents at great personal risk was the ultimate act of consideration -
 - the act of a boy who is not just brave, but very nearly selfless. I 
 really just don't think Harry has a mean bone in his body...and if he 
 does, it's a very small bone, maybe a toe. 
 cassie >>
These are all very good points.  Harry also gives the money from the 
Triwizard Tournament to Fred and George and asks them to buy Ron new dress 
robes w/o him knowing they were from Harry.  If Ron found out they were from 
Harry he would probably not accept them and once again the touchy subject of 
Ron's family being poor would have been addressed.  I dont know this gesture 
has always struck me as very caring and generous.

*~* Yesha *~*