Lack of human affection in books

[Kimberly]

No: HPFGUIDX 12680

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., rlpenar at y... wrote:
> --- In HPforGrownups at y..., Julie Smith <whimzical at y...> wrote:
> >  I've found it interesting how little affection/
> > emotion/intimacy is in the books. I wonder why this
> > is? <snip>
> 
> As a very touchy-feely type person, I have also noticed this. I 
mean, 
> I hug friends when they come over to my house and when they leave. 
> But perhaps this is part of the reason why when I did my character 
> quiz (way back when) I came up as Hagrid. Hagrid seems to always be 
> hugging Harry, embracing Harry, falling on Harry, etc. Hagrid is 
also 
> just about the only person (other than perhaps Ginny?) who openly 
> cries. Is this a giant trait???
> 
Becky,

I was Hagrid too!  <hug, weep!>.
I feel the lack a bit too, but I think theres more of both hugging and 
crying that we usually remember.  Hermione bursts into tears on 
occasion, and hugs both Ron and Harry.  Harry himself cries a couple 
of  times I can think of, too.  And in that scene that someone 
mentioned at the end of book 4 - Sirius may not have hugged Harry, but 
he didn't take his hand off his shoulder the whole time they were in 
Dumbledore's office, and at one point it mentions that he was 
squeezing so hard it hurt.  That's not bad for somone who's both a 
guy and emotionally stunted by 12 years in Azkaban, I guess.  I'd have 
to make another run-through (such hard work!) but I think if I were 
looking for it, I'd find a lot more emotion and affection than I'd 
realized before.