Somethings not right

[Clio]

No: HPFGUIDX 80807

Tom said:
 A discerning reader would note that Harry frequently makes bad 
> decisions, and tragically, he does so with the best of intentions. I 
> never got the impression from these encounters with Umbridge that 
> JKR was condoning her behavior, or that she was condoning Harry's 
> secrecy concerning it. In fact, I got the opposite impression, 
> namely that JKR firmly implied that Harry was wrong for not going to 
> someone. She did this by showing us that, when his friends found out 
> about it, they gave him encouragement and support, and they ALSO 
> suggested that he go to Dumbledore. But because we're in Harry's 
> mind (so to speak) I think that his behavior makes complete sense, 
> under the circumstances. I may not agree with it, but it makes sense 
> nonetheless.

I'll throw my two cents in and say that I agree here. Harry is just a
boy. He doesn't always make the best decisions. In the books when he
actually does do the smart thing and go to and adult with a problem
it's generally Dumbledore or Hagrid. Hagrid was missing for quite a
while there. Whe he does come back he obviously has his own problems
that he doesn't want to discuss. So Harry may have felt he 'shouldn't'
go to him. He might not wanted to have burdened him. Dumbledore wasn't
talking to Harry much and was avoiding him. So that outlet is gone.

Plus, you have to factor in this isn't the first case of abuse Harry
has suffered. He grew up in an abusive household. The Dursley's
mentally and emotionally abused him all his life. They neglected him
and generally treated him like dirt. They kept him under the stairs
for about 10 years. So he's used to abuse. He's used to being hurt.
That is nothing new to him. Harry's general reaction to this type of
pain is picking hisself up (now matter how hurt he is), dusting
himself off, and never letting anyone see how much they've truly hurt
him. He hid the abuse the Dursley's heaped on him all his life. Hiding
signs of abuse is second nature to him. It's not something he talks
about. He doesn't go about describing what the Dursley's did to him
very often. He doesn't whine about it. It's not an uncommon reaction
for him. So truly it's really in character. Hiding his pain and abuse
he's suffered is in his nature.

Clio