Angry Harry in HBP and OotP

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No: HPFGUIDX 119850


> Laurasia:
Since when was July so important? The reason why we never *needed* 
to see July before because it was always some no-man's land where 
not much changed. The July between GoF and OotP was when Harry 
underwent his most dramatic change in the entire story. 

snip.

Harry didn't have to become angry. He wasn't, IMO, angry at the end 
of GoF- in shock, definitely, but this shock was yet to manifest 
itself. If he had support, it could have manifested itself in a much 
more constructive and healing form. If he had received proper 
support and counselling he would have better accepted the situation 
and, IMO, not become so volatile (maybe found complete resolution). 
Because of this, the turning point for his character *isn't* in the 
graveyard, it's the time that begins as soon as he walks away from 
platform 9 3/4. 
> 
The thing that makes Harry angry *isn't* seeing his 
friend murdered, it's being left alone to dwell on it for several 
weeks.
What we see at the start of OotP is when Harry's angry culminates. 
What we don't see are the events that left him so desperate. Those 
events (the weeks spent alone) was what ended up driving Harry the 
entire book (he still blames Dumbledore for leaving him all alone at 
the end of the book). 


Alla:

OK, I see your point and I probably agree with your logic ... to the 
point. Yes, it may have helped US the readers to see the drastic 
change in Harry's mood in order to easier accept the overall change 
in the character, BUT I don't think I agree that graveyeard scene 
itself could be THAT easily dismissed as reason for Harry to become 
angry. It IS a tremendous shock to see your classmate murdered and 
in the beginning of OOP Harry is still having nightmares about 
graveyard. To me it is possible that Graveyeard itself forced those 
unpleasant changes in Harry's attitude.

Not to rehash the subject of Dursleys, but I personally believe that 
Dursleys should have made Harry VERY angry long time ago.

Come to think about it, I think I saw enough to believe in Harry's 
belief that his friends abandoned him. We SEE him anxiously watching 
news on TV in desperate hope to see anything about Voldemort return. 
We see him awaiting letters from his friends and hoping to read 
anything of importance of those letters.

I think in this case "less is more" may apply (just my opinion, of 
course).


Moreover, I agree with Geoff (see his post 118974) that sometimes 
those changes in teenagers  appear suddenly for no reason at all, or 
it seems so. :o)

Alla