Angry Harry/ Strife... and also re: Mirror of Erised

[meboriqua at aol.com]

No: HPFGUIDX 26715

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., find_the.rivier at n... wrote:

if JKR wants to put 
> us all through the mill-race, then she'll get Ron and Hermione to 
> fall in love with each other, and leave poor Harry out there, once 
> again in second place, and see what that does to his emotional self-
> control... at fifteen or sixteen, ye gods...>

Excellent post!  I'd like to add a thought on this.  In GoF, there is 
a scene where Harry goes to the owlery to get away from Ron and 
Hermione's constant bickering and chooses to stay in the owlery for 
what seems like hours, alone and staring out the window.  I see this 
as a bit of a red flag for what is to come.  Harry could very well be 
pushed away by R/H but could also pull back from them on his own.  
Considering how much he has come to depend on the friendship of both 
Ron and Hermione, Harry choosing to isolate himself could be damaging; 
Harry is a prime candidate for serious depression, IMO, and that could 
seriously weaken Harry's resolve to fight Voldemort and his bevvy of 
DEs.

--jenny from ravenclaw ************************************