The Elusive Harry Fortnight

[linman6868 at aol.com]

No: HPFGUIDX 17683

Hello, all--

Discussing Harry, take 20...  Thanks to all who responded to my 
thoughts on Harry and Snape.  I concur with the people who were 
sympathetic with yet disturbed by Harry's momentary desire to give 
Snape the Cruciatus.  It was one of the things I was thinking of when 
I thought of the worst Snape brought out in Harry.  The best I was 
thinking of, well, it's a little more abstract--like the sense of 
focus Harry brings into his determination (the Janus face of his 
stubbornness) when defying Snape.  Think of Harry's magnified 
interest in protecting the Stone, because of his suspicion of Snape.  

Anyway, that's old news.  I was wondering further, after some people 
posted about why we're not talking about Harry as enthusiastically as 
Ron or Hermione, why this seems to be the case.  Someone (I forgot 
who) said it was because Harry is more boring than the rest of them.  
I don't exactly agree with this, but I can see why someone would say 
it.  Harry is our window into JKR's world, as well as the most 
important character in it.  When I look out of my eyes, I don't 
usually remember that they're hazel in color.  Harry's feelings, 
interests, even weaknesses are common currency to us, so we're not 
going to be paying attention to them so much as to the action around 
Harry, through whom we meet it.

Lisa, applauding Caius's new filks

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Three foremost aids to persuasion which occur to me are humility, 
concentration, and gusto.  --Marianne Moore