Hermione's parents

[jjjjjuliep]

No: HPFGUIDX 104003

I wrote:

> > Also, from a humane point of view, I also personally don't like
> > to see people getting upset over issues like Hermione's 
> > perceived bad relationship with her parents, mainly because there
> > have been some very sad and upsetting events thus far in the 
> > series, with more to come. 

Del replied:

> I'm afraid I don't understand what you mean exactly. Could you try
> again please, it seems interesting ?

And now I'm afraid you won't find my answer as interesting as you 
hope.  ;-)

I think there is a lot of sadness in this book, from last chapters of 
GOF to a great deal of OotP, and in the latter, especially the loss 
of Sirius and Harry's growing realization that he's going to have to 
stop fooling around because he's got a great task before him.  With 
all of that as the context, and the knowledge that others are going 
to die and that horrible scenes are going to be shown to him (and 
therefore to us as readers) beginning with the death of his parents 
and ending with who knows what, I think reading these texts with so 
highly attuned to personal areas of interest may obscure the power of 
what JKR intends to do.  (Also, it may really disappoint folks 
because issues they feel should be addressed and think will be 
addressed may never be examined.)

It'll be interesting to see how it all plays out! 

jujube, who is now only 30 digests behind