OOP: Re: Annoyed with Harry, etc. **Spoilers**

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No: HPFGUIDX 63522

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Brooke" <brookeshanks at m...> 
wrote:
> In the books before, I think Harry was usually quite calm and took 
> things pretty well (with just a few outbursts now and then).  But 
to 
> me, the things that happen to Harry in this last book were like the 
> last straw.  I felt like it was about time that he started showing 
> signs of anger, frustration, confusion, and an an emotional 
breakdown 
> considering all that was up against him during his 5th year.  

I couldn't agree more with you. Harry's anger and emotional outbursts 
was actually one of the things I liked best about this book. I think 
it's the most "real" that Harry has ever felt to me. With his very 
first outburst at Ron and Hermione, my immediate thought was, 'It's 
about time.' He's not just a teenager with the usual out-of-control 
hormones and emotions; he's been through several major traumas over 
the years, and with little emotional support at the end (being sent 
off almost immediately to live with the Dursleys after each 
increasingly difficult task). How could he possibly stay the same 
sweet, innocent, well-behaved kid after everything he's been through?

I can see why people think maybe Rowling pushed his anger too far, 
made it too overwhelming for readers. I personally didn't mind it, 
but maybe it's just a matter of taste. I thought Harry's near-
constant anger and/or anxiety really set the mood for the entire 
book, and I liked it.

-W (a newbie in mourning over Sirius)