[HPforGrownups] Harry's feelings/thoughts about parents

[Tanith]

No: HPFGUIDX 10831


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>That's what I missed in the conversations between Harry and Remus. R was
>reluctant to confess that he and James were friends at Hogwarts, but after
>he said that I always wondered why Harry never asked. At least after Lupin
>learned what Harry heard when the Dementors advanced - and he was obviously
>quite shaken by it, too - I thought that *now* was the time to offer
>comfort, to tell Harry more about his parents. The voices of their struggle
>with death is the most vivid expression of them he has, and that's not a
>pretty thought. It also would have been a good method to weaken the scenes
>the Dementors ticked off in Harrys head.
>
>What also struck me strange about Harry and the thoughts he has about his
>parents was the wand scene in GoF. I realized that the order was wrong, but
>that didn't really bother me. What bothered me most was that the person
>Harry had thought of most this evening was James - and we never were told
>about this. Not a tiny mention of Harrys feelings and thoughts. And then
>James drops out, says "You're mum is coming, too" and that was it. Lily
>talks to Harry (it's a typical motherly scene and I love it, really -
>another bad thing about the order change, they deprived Lily of the first
>decent mention she had), but he doesn't seem to moved by that, either.
>Somehow I thought it would trigger a reaction, despite the danger and
>strress he is in.

New to the list and thought I'd start with a Hello! :)

Because he was orphaned at such a young age, all he knows about his parents 
is here say. He knows that James was killed, and Lily died to save him. I'm 
sure he has very conflicted emotins!

Theres guilt, feeling that it was because of him that his parents were 
killed cannot be easy to deal with. Fear that perhaps he hasn't grown up 
they way his parents wanted him to. Resentment that they didn't try hard 
enough to fight Voldy and died as a result leaving him in a miserable life 
with the Dursley's. Imagine a 14 year old boy growing up not knowing a 
thing about his parents for 10 years (and unable to remember before that). 
He undoubtedly loves them, but he may scared to find out something that 
will confirm his negative feelings.



Tanith

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