Re: Harry enjoying his friends’ pain (was: Harry's disposition)

[dumbledore11214]

No: HPFGUIDX 94685

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, Susanne <siskiou at m...> wrote:
> It's not that because Harry has more "excuses", now nobody
> else can feel bad.
> 
> Ron has things that hurt his feelings, and so does Hermione,
> and everybody else, no matter if there is somebody else out
> there, who gets hurt more often.
> 
> You can't tell other people, that they now
> have lost their right to feel bad about anything (or the
> right to express these feelings), unless it's as bad
> as what soandso is going through.
> 
> Other people deserve compassion just as much as Harry
> Potter, and I'm pretty sure Harry would agree with me (most
> of the time),
> 
> -- 
> Best regards,
>  Susanne                           mailto:siskiou at m...


Other people can feel bad, of course and Ron's insecurities are 
very "down to earth", but it just to me as a reader they seem quit 
einsignificant in comparison to Harry.

I mean he feels "overshadowed" by his family,I can understand that, 
but  at the same time Harry has no parents and when Ron complains 
about his mother, well, he does seem as an ungrateful brat to me.

He is entitled to his feelings, but as I said at those moments I,a s 
a  reader don't find him very sympathetic.

Which does not mean at all that I don't appreciate his character, on 
the contrary.

I am loving how he grows up and getting rid of those insecurities.

Alla