Harry's Popularity

[sharon]

No: HPFGUIDX 84817

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "corinthum" <kkearney at s...> 
wrote:
> The Sergeant Majorette says:
> > > > The WW has been ripped off. They signed up for a bold, 
stalwart 
> St. 
> > > > George of a Gryffindor. Instead they get this ratty looking 
kid 
> in 
> > > > welfare glasses, Forrest Gump with a wand.
> 
> And Suzanne questioned:
> 
> > Surely you're not implying that Harry is developmentally disabled?
> 
> Uh, I believe she's implying that Harry's fame and success are due 
to 
> relatively normal actions accompanied by continuous right-place-at-
> the-right-time circumstances.
> 
> -Corinth

Sharon Continues:
I think the Sgt. Majorette may have been referring to a short lived 
slang term that was derived from a quote that Julia Roberts made to 
Brad Pitt in the film "The Mexican".  She says something to the 
affect of "I don't know how, but you've Forrest Gumped your way out 
of that one." Meaning you were in the right place at the right time 
or you were very lucky.
Not everyone knows how "right place right time" has played a part in 
Harry's success.  Most just know the outcome-the success.  I still 
can't figure out why kids at Hogwarts didn't flock to him when he 
first arrived.  Yes, Draco made an effort & was rebuked, but I don't 
recall others.  As far as looks go, there are plenty of music stars 
out there that are not that great looking (Kid Rock, Axl Rose, etc), 
but are worshipped none the less because of their star status. I 
thought is was a common human desire to "rub elbows with the stars".  
Why didn't the kids at Hogwarts want to do this with Harry when he 
first got there being as how he kind of had this star status in the 
WW?
Sharon