OoP Talk (spoilers!)

[anandinisekhar]

No: HPFGUIDX 62314


> Did anyone else think Harry was a bit of a whiny baby-butt?  I 
couldn't believe that he was constantly complaining.  I mean, yes he 
is brilliant and all, but get over yourself.  The only thing I can 
chalk it up to is his being 15.  (I have a 15 yr old sister so I am 
currently getting PLENTY of experience with the age).
> > Brittney - who is still fuming about Sirius
> 

Brittney - you are the first person who seems to have picked up on 
what I was feeling during and after reading OoP.  Although I don't 
like feeling this way (I adored Harry for his honest modesty and 
innocence and genuine affection for others) --- I thought Harry was 
annoyingly arrogant, bitter, jealous, and disrespectful in this book -
-- maybe that makes him more like the James we saw in the Pensieve.  
I hated the way he treated Ron, Hermione, and everyone ... especially 
Dumbledore.  I don't know why everyone seems to be blaming 
Dumbledore ... and why Harry was justified for throwing the tantrum 
that he did in his office.  I, for one, was appalled at the way he 
spoke to the one person who was working harder than anyone to protect 
him and the one person who had saved his butt a million times.  How 
come everyone is sympathizing with poor little Harry?  I was furious 
at him for being so disrespectful to Dumbledore. Maybe he was just 
behaving like a normal 15-year-old ... the angry teenager that hates 
everyone and thinks the world is against him.

I was particularly miffed at Harry's jealousy of Ron ... particularly 
when Harry got mad at Ron for being jealous in GoF.  I was proud of 
Ron for becoming prefect but not letting it get to his head or affect 
his relationship with Harry ... and for (eventually) being good at 
Quidditch (I hope he continues to improve) ... I even hope that Luna 
Lovegood DOES like him. Ron deserves a little ego boost after all the 
ego-bruising he takes from constantly being Harry's sidekick.

I MISSED the intensity of Ron and Harry's friendship in OoP, 
especially after it was such a strong point in GoF. In OoP it seemed 
like their friendship was just a casual thing ... not the powerful 
bond they had in GoF (Ron was the thing Harry would miss most). He 
didn't even seem all that concerned by Ron's state when they were at 
the MoM. Even Harry's bond with Hagrid seemed subdued in this book.

I will certainly miss "Gred and Forge" at Hogwarts ... they were my 
favorite characters in the books and they always made me laugh out 
loud while reading. I hope their characters won't make less 
appearances ... we need them!

As for Neville - well I don't know if he could be plot-twist "Chosen 
One" ... but I certainly think there's more to him than meets the 
eye.  I hope his confidence grows too.

About SHIPPING ... I definitely thought there would be more signs of 
a potential future relationship between Ron and Hermione, although 
James & Lily's argument reminded me of them. I think OoP skipped over 
what was going on with Hermione and Ron for the most part, and 
concentrated on Harry's (inflated) ego.

But ... I DID notice that the end of the book left BOTH Ginny and 
Harry available ... hmmm ... I was never into their possible 
relationship ... but that was kind of interesting.

Was ANYONE else annoyed with Harry? I still have 100% confidence in 
Dumbledore ... and I feel sort of agitated whenever people blame him 
or accuse him of things ... I still see him as the unfallible paragon 
of goodness. I hope Harry apologizes for his behavior in Book 6, and 
regains his admiration of Dumbledore.

(exits with robes swirling)