The character I pity the most is.... Harry?? / Sociopathy

[jenny_ravenclaw]

No: HPFGUIDX 35521

Mahoney said:
> > At any rate.  I suppose that of the living I feel the most pity 
for Harry.  The past continues to weigh on him, he has recent traumas 
to deal with, and can only look forward to more danger, disruption, 
uncertainty, suffering. He's haunted, hunted, can't catch a break. 
Poor kid.<

Judy responded: 
> I've often had similar thoughts.  Poor Harry, mistreated by the 
> Dursleys, suspected of opening the Chamber of Secrets, forced to 
> relive his parents' murder in PoA, schoolmates resenting him in GoF, 
> etc etc etc.  Can't JKR cut him a break?  But, I guess Saving the 
> World has a high price.  And, the plot requires him to have problems 
> to overcome.> 

I completely understand what you are both saying, but I wouldn't 
categorize my feelings about Harry as pity.  I feel for him, certainly 
(and occasionally wish I was a cutie pie 14 year old witch who caught 
his eye in Potions class...) but I don't feel pity for him.  Harry to 
me is too strong to be pitied.  I admire him - he has overcome being 
raised by the dreadful Dursleys and is a polite, humble generally nice 
kid.  He is, for the most part, well liked by his peers (even envied 
at times by the likes of Draco) and the adults around him seem to work 
tirelessly to protect him.  Oh, and that strong thing I said earlier; 
Harry is *strong*.  He is emotionally able to deal with enormous 
pressure, the ever nagging death of his parents and his magical 
abilities, which, IMO, will most definitely rival Dumbledore's 
certainly by the end of book 7.

Yep, that's my Harry!

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