Re: Harry’s anger: neither teen angst nor channeling Voldemort

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No: HPFGUIDX 94369

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "drjuliehoward" 
<drjuliehoward at y...> wrote:
> --- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Doriane" <delwynmarch at y...> 
> wrote:
> > Neri wrote:
> > > I know that many list members, me included, have felt uneasy 
> about 
> > > Harry's anger in OotP. It wasn't in character, and made him 
less 
> > > likeable than he is in the previous books.
> > 
> this post and the List Elves will approve

Ffi:
Sorry if I'm repeating someone because I've been away fromt he lsit 
for a while, but it's always occurred to me that Harry's 
anger/behaviour had something to do with the  fact that LV was 
getting in to his head.  He was definately effecting him whilst 
asleep, and we can probably assume that LV is quite an angry person 
who has many violent thoughs, and this might have been reflected 
somewhat in Harry.  His anger oftenf alred up without him really 
knowing why - the 'wy' might be because it wasn't his anger.  It just 
came out when he was annoyed about something, when he was less in 
control of himself and therefore less able, without knowing, to 'be' 
himself against LV's intrusions into his mind.

Of course, teenage angst had a lot to do with it, but the sudden 
flares of anger without real explanation does suggst to me the 
effects of having your mind slowly intruded upon by a violent, angry, 
undesirable evil LV.

Just a thought,

Ffi