[HPforGrownups] Average Harry? (was: International Conference Discusses HP, Tolkien)

[Morag Traynor]

No: HPFGUIDX 18741

Ebony wrote:
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>There's something about Harry himself that is different.  He doesn't have 
>to
>be Superman... but he's not your average bear either.  I came to that
>conclusion on my own from reading canon, pre-fanfic, and was utterly 
>shocked
>last year when I learned the majority of the fandom believes that Harry's
>Joe Public.  Sure, I believed Harry was just a regular kid in PS/SS and 
>CoS,
>perhaps one with lots of luck.  Began to scratch my head in PoA.  But after
>I read GoF, I was driven to find grown-up fans in part *because* I thought
>there was something more to Harry than met the eye.
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You tell 'em, Ebony!  Harry may be little, but he's not ordinary.  He's 
human enough to relate to, but he's a child of destiny too.  He stands for 
the extraordinary in us.  He experiences his extraordinariness as a burden, 
but he carries it with a lot of grace.  I'm not a big Lord of the Rings fan, 
but isn't it the case that all the characters are adults?  Harry still has 
room to grow and develop, and it's going to be fascinating to see where he 
goes.

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