Angry Harry in HBP?

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Javalorum:

Maybe I'm just asking too much here. But I thought, in order for a 
book to be outstanding (at least worthy of Harry Potter book's 
quanlity), and a character to be outstanding (at least worthy of the 
younger Harry), the book has to show Harry's qualities in a 
understandable yet remarkable manner. It's almost like you know this 
awesome kid, and you think, "wow, I can't wait to see what great 
things he's going to do when he gets older, and what a great person 
he's going to become". And he turned out to be just another self-
obsorbed teenager. I know he has way more obstacles than normal 
people, but hey, for one, majority of readers are normal, and young, 
it's tricky to make them understand something that farfetched (though 
I'm sure a fraction of readers will); and secondly, I just wished 
someone like the older version of the young Harry would be able to 
struggle and overcome the obstacles instead of just being self-
obsorbed all the time. It's kind of like LOTR:two towers, when facing 
the impossiblity of survival, the heros still say (and believe, more 
imporantly) "there is hope". Obviously Harry's a lot younger and less 
wise, but I guess it was just my "but he was such a great kid before, 
he's gonna become a real hero" that got me anticipated, and later 
disappointed.



Alla:

Oh, it reminds me about Harry-centered discussion I had with Del 
earlier.(Waves at Del)

That is kind of strange. To her I was defending more "herolike" Harry 
and now I find myself to be I suppose in the middle.

No, I don't want Harry to be "Hero Harry" all the time. I would find 
it extremely dissapointing  and I am glad that JKR did not go that 
way.

I want to see more or less realistic emotions,while at the same time 
see Harry overcoming the trials and tribulations of his life in 
heroic way.

He is growing up. He was hurt in the worst possible way not once but 
many times and is he supposed to be calm and cheerful all times? I 
disagree. I am extremely grateful to JKR that she showed us Harry 
growing up in more or less realistic way, while going through 
rebellious, angry, "self-obsorbed" teenager phase of life.

I have no doubt that he will overgrew it eventually, but if this 
phase did not happen, I personally would have been upset with the 
books.

Harry is a Hero of the books, but I am glad that Rowling also gave  
the character a chance to be a teenager.



Javalorum:

I guess what I'm trying to say is, I don't think half of the reasons 
that got Harry angry are logical or understandable at the first 
place. 

Alla:

Could you please clarify? Which reasons that got Harry upset did you 
consider to be not logical or understandable? Because I found all of 
them to be logical and understandable.



Java:

Anyway, thanks everybody for giving me a great chance to talk about 
Harry Potter. I do enjoy the books and am thankful for their 
existence. :)


Alla:

Me too. :o)