FW: [HPforGrownups] Hate Harry / Love Harry

[Barbara D. Poland-Waters]

No: HPFGUIDX 101125

>>>m: delwynmarch [mailto:delwynmarch at yahoo.com]

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.<<<

Sorry to jump in here, but I wonder what Harry you are referring to? I don't
think he things the world revolves around him. It isn't his fault he was so
famous in the wizarding world. And the only reason he has disregarded rules
in the first 3 books (haven't read the other two recently enough to speak to
them) is because he thought something bad/dangerous/evil was happening and
he wanted to try and stop it. The way he treats the Creevey brothers has
more to do with feeling uncomfortable that they make such a fuss over him
(when he knows he's no more special than anyone else) rather than thinking
he's so great and doesn't have time for the "little people."

>>>I know it's a commonly held view, but I don't share it. I don't see
that Harry ever truly thought about sacrificing himself.<<<

You don't think he was "sacrificing himself" when he figured out what/where
the Chamber of Secrets was and went to save Ginny? Who else could have done
that but a parselmouth, and since DD wasn't around to help, why not take
action?


Then "delwynmarch" wrote:

>. . . 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.

>And Alla responded:

>Wow, where, where did you get that?:o)

>To me, Harry hates the fact that he is famous and honestly, I would
>not want much to do with Collin brothers either, because they
>constantly remind him that he is famous.

>I remember that Harry tried to be nice to them, but then he just
>tries to escape. I think it is perfectly understandable.


Thank you for saying that. . .I don't understand some people's
interpretations of this book. . .we're all reading the same material, yet
here's someone who thinks Harry is a selfish, snobbish person and others who
see him as I do, someone who never asked to be famous, doesn't particular
like to be famous, and doesn't do things (read: save people/fight evil) for
the sake of glory, but because it's ~right~.

Barbara, who disagrees with another poster that wrote that Harry hasn't
actually CHOSEN to be good- -I believe he has many times over
aka bd-bear