Chapter 14 GF, weird?

[ggershman77]

No: HPFGUIDX 60275

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "lennyb2002" <lennyb2002 at y...> 
wrote:
> Chap. 14 ends with a bizare paragraph for a bizare chapter: 
>  
> 
> "He heard Ron come up into the dormitory a short while later, but 
did 
> not speak to him. For a long time, Harry lay staring up at the 
dark 
> canopy of his bed. The dormitory was completely silent, and, had 
he 
> been less preoccupied, Harry would have realized that the absence 
of 
> Neville's usual snores meant that he was not the only one lying 
> awake."
> 
>  
> 
> So, does the unknown narrator often highlight something Harry is 
> oblivious to? Is the narrator sympathizing for Neville, or perhaps 
> suggesting that Harry is missing an important clue? 
> 
<snip>

This also points out Harry's self-centeredness, his pride, which is 
a main theme of this book.  Harry relies too much on himself, not 
asking others for help.  Fake!Moody castigates him for this in the 
end, telling him he has a streak of pride which almost ruined his 
whole plan.  Harry is in some ways oblivious to others around him, 
as he is too wrapped up in his own personal agenda.

Come to think of it, this may be a better over-arching theme for GoF 
than my previous idea, which was pride.  I will have to reread GoF 
over the weekend.  Gotta get those eye-muscles in training for OotP!

Greg