Angry Harry in HBP?

[javalorum]

No: HPFGUIDX 119681


Vivamus:
 
> I do expect JKR will collapse the process for literary reasons, as 
is her
> prerogative, but I wouldn't expect it to collapse all that much.  I 
think
> JKR wants to go through the grief process with Harry, as he was so 
unwilling
> to do with Cho.
> 
> The deepest question in this for me, is what will resolution look 
like for
> Harry?  Will he be engraged at LV, or quietly determined?  Will he 
finally
> lose his arrogance, burned away by the shame of Sirius' death, and 
see Snape
> as a necessary but unpleasant ally?  Will he learn to laugh again 
by the end
> of HBP?  Most of all, will he ever learn to forgive himself?


Again, I'm new to this group so i don't know if this has been 
mentioned before. Harry being angry and arrogant is really my general 
disappointment with ootp. I'm sure a lot of people have pointed out 
Harry went from a quiet, mature, and happy boy and turned into a 
whiny angry punk. I liked SS (and the movie version too) because 
Harry was seeing things with positive, excited quietness which 
represented his strength and maturity. And I thought that was 
believeable and admirable even for a 11 year old. But in ootp, he is 
just completely self-involved. With the exception of Gump, every 
plotline has a direct link to him. I know it is his book, but it's 
just like all the characters got nothing better to do than discussing 
about him, concerning over him, and creating trouble for him. Even 
the part about Ron being Prefect and getting the cup is for HIM to 
get jealous and angry over. He gets annoyed with everyone including 
his best friends, and hates pretty much everything. What I mean is, I 
liked the boy because he was a positive character, he overcame all 
that difficulty and still loved life and believed in goodness. But 
there's almost nothing positive in ootp, it turned out Harry doesn't 
like his friends as much as we thought he did, Harry's Dad's 
generation wasn't really bonded by friendship (did anyone else think 
the way Siruis and James treated Wormtail was almost like how Sirius 
treated Kreacher?), Dumbledore's not as wise or as considerate as we 
thought he was. It's dark book in both plots and spirits. 

And I think, because of this attitude change, Harry had more self-
involved thoughts (is it me or this book is a lot more descriptive on 
Harry's inner thoughts than any other?) and most of the time, he use 
anger as a way out. Well, when you're that arrogant, of course you'd 
think the whole world is against you. It's probably normal for 
teenagers, but for someone so determined like Harry to suddenly 
change like that is indeed a shock. Sometimes I wish this was just 
the author's angle, to show a teenager's growth and self-awareness. 
But other times, it just seems like it's reflecting the author's own 
state of mind. The whole thing about media franzy, and frustration 
over politics are very adult oriented. Maybe I'm just too old, but do 
15-year old actually worry about the power struggle between ministry 
and school? I've graduated from school and started working already, 
and still just kinda getting to know the whole office politics and 
power struggle thing. Hermione must be extremely smart and wise to 
figure that out all by herself at the tender age of 15.

Thanks for your attention!
Java