Who it's about was Re: [HPforGrownups] Re: Who is the adult

[Mel]

No: HPFGUIDX 100977

"Mel":
> > I don't understand why someone would like the books if they 
> > hate Harry.  They're all about him.  

Oryomai:
> Well, that's just it, isn't it?  It's *not* all about Harry.  It's 
> about what he's going through.  All the characters in the story 
> contribute to the plot.  <snip>
> 
> I'm slightly offended by the fact that you call disliking Harry 
> "odd".  Why is that odd?  Nobody says that it's odd to like Harry, 
> so why should it be odd to dislike him?  Liking/disliking one 
> character doesn't affect how we like the books.  <snip>

Well, I don't think it's odd people dislike, Harry and I never said 
that.  I said it was odd that people would continue to like the 
books to the point of doing "fan things" like joining web groups if 
they didn't like Harry.  The books are about Harry.  They are his 
life story.  We hear no one else's point of view.  We know of no 
conversations between characters that Harry was not present for.  We 
hear no point of view other than his.  I suppose that would irritate 
me if I found Harry annoying and I wouldn't read them anymore, but 
to each his own.  I just thought it was odd initially.  

"Mel"