who Harry's not afraid to cry in front of and its implications for shippers...

[finwitch]

No: HPFGUIDX 33019

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., "polscphd2b" <polscphd2b at h...> wrote:
> --- In HPforGrownups at y..., "alhewison" <Ali at z...> wrote:
> > I certainly agree that Harry's age and sex rule out crying in 
front 
> > of his male peers. (He could probably get away with it in front 
of 
> > Hermione). I also believe that he's had years of forced practice 
of 
> > hiding emotion - as it would definitely have been used against 
him 
> > with the Dursleys.
> Despite the fact that Harry doesn't want to be seen to be crying, 
he's
> a very sensitive boy and at least occasionally feels the urge.  At 
the
> end of GoF, "[h]e could feel a burning, prickling feeling in the 
inner
> corners of his eyes.  He blinked and stared up at the ceiling . . .
> [n]ow the burning feeling was in his throat, too.  He wished Ron 
would
> look away." (p. 714, US edition)
> 
> It's interesting:  the other characters with Harry at the time are
> Mrs. Weasley and Hermione.  But it's Ron he doesn't want to see him
> crying.  He takes Molly Weasley as a mother, so one might expect he
> wouldn't be afraid she would perceive him as weak.  What puzzles me 
is
> what we should read into the whole Harry-Hermione dynamic as a 
result
> of his not seeming to fear HER seeing him cry.

Simple: Before the dragon, Hermione didn't abandon Harry. She 
believed and supported him. Only others to do that then were Sirius 
(trough the fireplace) and fake Moody.

People who Harry would let see him cry - Molly, Hermione, Sirius, 
Dumbledore, (fake Moody before he was exposed), Lupin and possibly 
Poppy Pomfrey.