[HPforGrownups] Re: Why to Like and Not Like OoP

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No: HPFGUIDX 70679

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  --- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Dan Feeney" <dark30 at v...> 
  wrote:
  When I saw Harry bullying his cousin in the first chapter, I was 
  appalled and disgusted
  Then Diana said:
  I looked at it differently than being appalled and disgusted.  Dudley 
  has been bullying Harry his whole life. I think Dudley deserved 
  whatever Harry was to give him.  Harry could not stick up for himself 
  before magic since Dudley was so huge, so now that Harry has 
  a "weapon" it only made sense that he could threaten Dudley with it. 
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  Now Me (Macha):
  I must say I agree with Diana...I did not see Harry as "bullying" Dudley...Harry has been Dudley's punching bag for the majority of his life and his anger has been steadily growing as he, himself, has been growing. He's now at an age (and at a high level of experience in the WW=fighting V/seeing unthinkable horrors most adults don't have to contend with)...he appears to be just looking for a way (in that given moment...and he has many of these...of frustration/resentment) in which to get some release. It's not surprising or unusual that he appears to be walking around with a chip on his shoulder...I don't believe for a moment that he ever intended to use magic on Dudley....just to antagonize him a bit...that is, he was sporting for a fight. Afterall, Harry didn't have to save Dudley from the dementor....I would have been shocked had he not done so, but he did further risk himself to do so.

  Just my .02,
  Macha