Generation Parallels

[Donna]

No: HPFGUIDX 78669

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Helen R. Granberry" 
<helen at o...> wrote:
 
> Ah, but there are funny twists... Neville is no Peter, for one. 
>From the
> pensieve chapter, we see that Peter was a sniveling sycophant, 
something
> Neville is decidedly NOT. Also from same chapter, I think we see 
that
> Harry is really more like *Lily* than he is like James. He has his
> mother's eyes, indeed. Is Draco really like Snape? Perhaps, but we 
still
> do not know what will become of Draco. 
> 
>  
> 
> I don't like generational parallels to justify ships. I have seen 
both
> H/Hr shippers and H/G shippers make cases here. However, it smacks
> slightly of Oedipal complex to me to use those justifications. I 
*do*
> think the one thing Harry needs most is family, or rather, to be 
loved.
> I think the Weasleys do love him, but I don't think he has to marry 
into
> their family for that to be the case - he is already like a son to 
them.
> 
> 
>  
> 
> Helen 

Oh dear, I am afraid I was misunderstood.  I was not refering to 
character traits in my post.  I was merely stating that there is a 
balance in the way JKR wrote the past and present.  I do realize that 
Neville is no Peter.  I was just thinking that Neville balanced the 
trio as Peter did J/R/S.  

H/R/H are not J/R/S.  Though Harry does carry some of his father's 
character traits, he is more compasionate than James was at his age.  
Ron is not like either Remus or Sirius.  And Hermione cannot possible 
be a copy of either Remus or Sirius either.  

My main point was the balance of the relationships.  I have been 
reading many posts, and many people believe that Harry would die at 
the end of his story.  If he dies without issue that would certainly 
not balance the scales.  If you would have true symetry (it's way to 
early to spell correctly, sorry), then Harry would have to marry and 
have a child.  

I hope that clarifies my point.  Sorry for any confusion.

D