Harry and special abilities (was Occlumency and Shield Charm)

[justcarol67]

No: HPFGUIDX 89686


> Hitomi:
>  > JKR in responding to a reader asking her which character she 
> missed most when done writing (at Royal Alber Hall interview with 
> Stephen  Fry): "I really miss all of them, but I suppose I'm going 
> to have to  say Harry, because he is my hero and there is a lot of 
> me in Harry."
> >>
> 
> Frost:
>   That just means that she loves him, warts and all.  And being a 
> hero... heh.  I think she's a woman who has enough insight to see 
> beyond the "muscle" and see what is truly heroic about a person. 
> That doesn't require them to be perfect.  I mean, really who would 
> you rather read about?  Superman or Batman. I'd pick Batman any 
> day.  Batman is my hero, and he's the dark grumpy guy without any 
> superpowers, (beyond his Bottomless bat-wallet.)  Hero's don't have 
> to be perfect.  They just have to show something that we admire and 
> strive for. 


Carol:
I think Hitomi may be misreading JKR's use of the phrase "my hero."
She doesn't mean that he's her personal hero as Popeye is Olive
Oyl's--"my hero!" (swoon)--in the old cartoons. (Sorry I can't think
of a better example). She simply means that he's her protagonist, the
hero of the book she's writing, not her personal hero.

Carol, who apologizes for the bad example. No ridicule intended.