That boring Harry guy

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No: HPFGUIDX 11744

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., "Amy Z" <aiz24 at h...> wrote:
> Cassie wrote:
> 
> > As for Harry being boring, as per an earlier argument, I am 
> mystified
> > that anyone can find brave, funny, scrappy, rulebreaking, vulnerable
> > little Harry boring.
> 
> Add determined, honest, dishonest (he's both, and both are 
> compelling), conflicted, devoted to his friends, smart, 
> smart-assed, talented, angry, and possessing great integrity 
> (integrity is the #1 character trait I admire in people, so why, why 
> is there no adjective for it?).  After spending hundreds of hours in 
> Harry's head, I still find him thoroughly interesting--I don't know 
> what he's going to do at any given moment, but whatever he does is in 
> character.  That's what I meant in an earlier post by saying JKR 
> combines unpredictability and inevitability.

	I don't think I ever said canon Harry is boring. Canon Harry is a 
scrappy kid whose worst enemy is his own reputation. He's fascinating. 
	I just find turning him into an adult super-hero kind of 
redundant. It's overkill, IMHO. Doesn't mean it can't be done well, I 
just think its unneccessary.
Pippin