Parents' attitude towards HP (was Re: Fred and George: The Bullies You Do Know)

[Alina]

No: HPFGUIDX 43025

Jenny asked:

> When I first read GoF, I delighted in the Ton-Tongue Toffee scene.
 > Boy, did I love picturing Dudley on his hands and knees in the
> living room, scooping up as many of the "brightly colored" toffees
> as his greedy hands could find.
> My mother, however, didn't think it was so funny. She thought Fred
> and George were mean.

That reminds me of something my mom said. She hasn't read the books, but
watched the movie with the rest of the family when I got my DVD and here was
her reaction to it: "It might be very exciting for kids, but a parent can't
watch this calmly." Though the younger readers/movie watchers feel very
sorry for Harry and his life with his relatives and later happy for him when
he moves into Hogwarts, parents feel about it even stronger. My mother said
she couldn't stand seeing a child abused like that, being a mother herself,
even if it was just a movie.

Of course, the book was intended for children not adults, but Rowling
herself is a mother, I wonder what she was feeling when she herself wrote
about Harry's life with the Dursleys.

Alina of Distant Place
http://www.distantplace.net/






---
Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free.
Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com).
Version: 6.0.381 / Virus Database: 214 - Release Date: 02/08/2002