Dragging Harry in through the Back Door ... children's evil thoughts

[nera at rconnect.com]

No: HPFGUIDX 17519

I know he was only fantasizing, and he wouldn't 
> actually do it (Like he didn't kill Sirius in thew Shrieking Shack, 
> though he meant to)  but I think it's too much for even fantasizing 
> about revenge.  And after all he went through by the end of GoF, 
and after learning first hand what the repercussions of the curse 
are, I think Harry would agree.
> 
> inyron
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I do not think it was "too much" for him to fantasize about using the 
curse. It is not uncommon for children to be angry and wish someone 
would die. This has been brought up many times in psychology. Often, 
children have a terrible time with grief because just before the 
parent died, the child had been angry and wished a horrible fate 
and/or death upon said parent. It is a typical reaction to being 
angered. JKR has painted the children in her books as close to 
reality as any children that I have ever known.
Doreen, who used to fantasize about poisoning her mom's coffee, but 
now is her mom's best friend.
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