Against all odds, Harry isn't a mass murderer

[Kia]

No: HPFGUIDX 56507

>>>>>>Have anyone else ever marvelled at how well adjusted 
and socially competent Harry turned out, having grown up with 
the Dursleys? Think about it...he had no idea about who his 
parents were, only that they had died in a car crash, and any 
other inquiries into their lives would surely have netted him a 
tirade from Vernon. Harry is brutalized by Dudley and his gang of 
cronies (when they can catch him), at school and at home. He 
isn't fed well, and even as a baby, Petunia couldn't have given 
him any more care than was necessary to keep him alive. He 
has never known any kind of love. He isn't allowed any kind of 
entertainment. He lives in a tiny cupboard under a staircase, 
infested with spiders. He's scorned and ridiculed at school. I 
mean, this goes beyond the bittersweet childhood that the 
typical "doesn't quite fit in" kid goes through. With the exception 
of physical abuse from his legal guardians, this is the kind of 
childhood that often produces serial killers, or at the very least 
maladjusted, very troubled kids. Yet Harry seems to be 
unaffected by all of this, and comes through the adversity as a 
sweet, polite, intelligent, and good-hearted young man. Maybe 
Lilly and James genes just managed to beat out environment in 
the fight for Harry.



This is actually the very first thing that bothered me about the 
books. If a child from the age of one to the age of eleven isn't 
shown any kind of love, especially no physical signs of 
affection (hugs etc), the chances to have a soon to be dead, 
mentally retarded or very disturbed child are excellent. 

Harry however is doing great, not a stutter, no clumsiness, no 
extreme shyness, no problems communicating, having friends 
etc. It's weird.

There two explanations - number one : The Dursleys are mcuh 
better people than JKR has shown us so far.

Number two was revealed to once I actually asked for an 
explanation regarding this issue. I will paraphrase the bit of 
wisdom I actually received: "He (Harry) is fictional. That's really 
the best  cure for everything."

I think that actually sums up nicely more than one issue in HP.


 Kia