OOP: Harry's bullying was Favorite Lines...

[darrin_burnett]

No: HPFGUIDX 63286

Marilyn:
> There's another part of this scene that I thought was especially 
harsh:
> 	
> 	"'Yeah?  Did he say you look like a pig that's been taught to
> 	walk on it's hind legs?  'Cause that's not cheek, Dud, that's
> 	true...'
> 
> 	"A muscle was twitching in Dudley's jaw.  It gave Harry 
enormous
> 	satisfaction to know how furious he was making Dudley; he felt
> 	as though he was siphoning off his own frustration into his
> 	cousin, the only outlet he had."
> 
> The whole sentiment throughout this scene of Harry picking on Dudley
> even though Dudley isn't currently doing *anything* to Harry struck 
me
> as much more mean-tempered than Harry has ever been.
> 
> Certainly, he's got plenty of history to hold against Dudley, but I 
just
> couldn't believe that Dudley was just walking along and Harry runs 
to
> catch up with him just to give him crap.
> 


Whoa. Whoa WHOA!

Here's the canon. Pg 13

"So, who've you been beating up tonight?" Harry asked, his grin 
fading. "Another ten-year-old? I know you did Mark Evans two nights 
ago --"

"He was asking for it," snarled Dudley.
"Oh yeah"
"He cheeked me."
"Yeah...(then he goes into this just AWFUL pig insult."

So, Dudley admits to beating up a kid five years younger and GOD 
knows how much smaller and Harry cuts him down to size a bit.

Yes, let's criticize Harry for that one. And notice that his grin 
FADED when he talked about the ten-year-old. He clearly didn't find 
it funny.

Did Harry enjoy taking the shot? Undoubtedly, and that's in canon, 
too.

But between Harry and a spoiled brat who beats up 10-year-olds, I'll 
take Harry. He's got a LONG way to go before he's anything like 
Dudley.

Darrin
-- Don't blame me. It's in the canon.