[HPforGrownups] Re: Emotion, Gagged Harry (WAS Wizard weaknesses, stereotypes)

[Jason Bailey]

No: HPFGUIDX 29179

Hello Cindy,

Tuesday, November 13, 2001, 4:36:11 AM, you wrote:

CC> Tabouli wrote:


>> One other thing that always strikes me reading HP is the fact that 
CC> only girls cry in public.  Even screams are almost entirely female in 
CC> domain, unless something terrifying excuses a scream from a boy (as 
CC> with Draco in the Forbidden Forest).  


CC> To be complete, I have to mention the grieving of Mr. and Mrs. 
CC> Diggory.  He cries; she doesn't.  I really, really appreciated this.  
CC> Also, Hagrid cries a great deal -- way too much in my opinion.  I 
CC> would like him better if he could "suck it up" sometimes.  Also, 
CC> Harry would have been doing a bit more screaming in the graveyard 
CC> scene had he not had a rag stuffed into his mouth.

CC> While I'm on the subject, why did JKR have Wormtail stuff a rag in 
CC> Harry's mouth?  Is it to spare us Harry's screams when Wormtail cuts 
CC> off his hand?  I've always wondered what this was supposed to convey.

Come on, all good villains bind and gag their captives ;) I think
Wormtail did this for his own protection...what would Voldy have done
to Wormy if Harry spouted off "I save your life and this is how you
repay me?!?" Also, it has been discussed that magic be performed
without a wand...maybe he was bound and gagged so he couldn't perform
any type of incantation. A good point for speculation, Cindy...thanks!