[HPforGrownups] Hate Harry / Love Harry

[Mrs.) Lee Storm (God Is The Healing Force]

No: HPFGUIDX 100952

| From: delwynmarch
| Sent: Friday, June 11, 2004 9:57 AM
| As I said in my previous post, I wouldn't
| want much to do with Harry in real life, because he's one of those
| people who think the world revolves around them. They take you into
| consideration only if you have something to offer them. Just look at
| the way he treats the Creevey brothers who obviously adore him. To me,
| Harry is one of those kids who can't be bothered by anything that
| doesn't concern them immediately, and those people make me highly
| uncomfortable, because *I* happen to care for a lot of things and
| people outside my own private world.

[Lee]:
I'm gonna put on my analyzing hat here.  Harry befriended Ron not for any
gain but because Ron was simply nice to him.  Harry, accustomed to being
poor and living with hand-me-downs, who suddenly has a purse full of money,
is willing to share with Ron and feels good about it, according to Book 1.

As far as the Creevey kids go, yes, they adored Harry; they adored the fact
that he was so famous and wanted, IMHO, to be able to say that they were in
the same house and such with this famous wizard.  The only time you see
Colin taking most of his pictures is when Harry is around.

I can say yes, Colin Creevey adored Harry, but it was more of an Idolistic
adoration, not a real friendship adoration, IMHO.  Harry's reaction was
based on that...and Lockhart wasn't helping the situation.  Colin was being
rather intrusive...a real paparazzi.  He wasn't really trying for a
friendship, just an "in" with Harry.

If Collin had been a bit more--uh--sensitive, he would have approached Harry
differently and Harry, I'm sure, would have responded to an honest, friendly
overture.

So, I can't blame Harry for his actions pertaining to Colin.

Cheers,

Lee :-)

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