Angry Harry in HBP?

[snow15145]

No: HPFGUIDX 119607


imamommy:

I would expect the boy to display the classic five steps of grief:
shock, denial, anger/bargaining, depression, and acceptance. These
are the five steps people go through when something else traumatic
happens to them. Each of these steps is essential to mental health
for the individual.

Snow:

This statement reminded me of the book The Five People You Meet In 
Heaven. You only see your life from your perspective, not what others 
actually have done that was misconstrued by you at the time, similar 
to Harry only seeing Snape as a former death-eater who hated his 
father and his Godfather Sirius. Harry cannot recognize Snape and his 
actions for what they are because he has not been privy to Snape's 
agenda. If Harry had been Eddie in the book The Five People You Meet 
In Heaven, Snape would surely have been one of his teachers.  

imamommy:
So, at the end of OoP, we definitely see Harry in shock. We will
probably see him either in the denial or anger/bargaining phase at
the beginning of HBP, and over the course of the sixth and seventh
book, see him progress throughdepression to eventual acceptance.

Snow:
Actually, I thought Harry had displayed every emotion so far except 
acceptance. I think Harry showed his denial for Sirius' death when he 
first entered DD's office and Phineas spoke of being sent to deliver 
another message to Sirius, Harry couldn't tell Phineas what happened 
because Harry felt that if he said aloud that Sirius was dead "it 
would be to make it final, absolute, irretrievable." Anger had been 
displayed the most in DD's office when Harry broke everything he 
could lay his hands on but refrained from grabbing DD himself. I 
believe Harry has also gone through the depression stage when he 
wants to be around others until he is there and his thoughts are with 
Sirius, another place he doesn't really want to be. Harry sits on the 
shore of the great lake hearing and seeing others but felt so apart 
from them. 

>Snip< 

imamommy:
Often this kind of depression causes a falling out with old friends,
and hanging around new friends who tend to have a demoralizing effect
on the teenager. I don't see Harry chumming up to Draco & Co., but
is there anyone else he could escape to as a departure from Ron and
Hermione? Theodore Nott, perhaps?

Snow:
I doubt Harry will be drawn to the dark side. Luna however fits the 
bill quite nicely.

imamommy:
I think he will withdraw from Hermione especially for a time. She
tends to be his voice of reason and conscience, and I think he will
want to escape that voice for a while.

Snow:
Oh, the voice of reason when everything around Harry is unreasonable. 
Yes! Harry won't want to hear all the psychiatric reasons of why or 
how he feels the way he does. Luna on the other hand offers answers, 
even if they are from a questionable source. 
Harry's final acceptance may be found in his dear friend Hermione, 
whom Harry would avoid like the plague because Hermione equals 
expectance. I can defiantly see this happening.