Question regarding Secrets

[Trina]

No: HPFGUIDX 985

--- In HPforGrownups at egroups.com, "Kelley " <SKTHOMPSON_1 at m...> wrote:
>...each book has an instance of Harry noting how safe he feels with 
Dumble.  I can understand early in the series, Harry doesn't feel 
comfortable for whatever reasons, telling Dum. certain things.  By 
GoF, however, it's getting more difficult to accept these 'reasons'.  
Perhaps this will no longer be the case in future books, since this 
turning point has occurred.  However, by the time we reached PoA, I 
had a hard time accepting those reasons that Harry had for keeping 
info from Dumble.  
> 
...yet Harry's "I talk to snakes, they'll think I'm 
> crazy" or "My scar's hurting, they'll think I'm a wimp" are 
starting to wear thin.  Considering how the stakes have been raised 
by GoF, it'll be interesting to see how this situation changes.  It 
was just starting to seem too implausible that Harry would ~still~ be 
> so relucant to confide in Dumble>

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What we have to remember is that Harry does not come from a 
background where trusting adults comes easily.  It's stay in the 
background, be quiet, don't ask questions. Do it it on your own.

Harry has come a long way in trusting adults since the 1st book now 
that he has good adult role models with Dubledore, McGonagall, the 
Weasley parents, Sirius, and Lupin.  Yes, he still has a tendency to 
keep things from them. Is this because of 10 years of never being 
believed about anything he says, or simply an adolescent keeping his 
own counsel? And in GoF he *does* go to trustworthy adults when he is 
worried -- he wrote Sirius regarding his scar pain and ran to 
Dumbledore when he and Krum found Mr. Crouch wandering the Hogwarts 
grounds. Yeah, after writing Sirius he had doubts "Was I totally 
paranoid or what?"  But hasn't everyone here done the same thing?  
Appearing the paranoid fool is a natural fear. 

Also there still many adults in positions of authority in his new 
world that *never* believe him--Snape, Fudge.  Harry doesn't have a 
good track record with trust, outside of Ron and Hermione. 

I think in the future he will be more willing to go to adults in time 
of need.  He has finally realized the enormity of Voldemort's 
malevolence, having seen it firsthand (since he has no easily 
recalled memories of the first run-in, I'm not counting it) and knows 
he cannot face what may come alone.  He will need to trust others 
outside of his close circle of friends.

Just my 2 Galleons

Trina