Good moral core (Re: Dirty Harry/Clean Harry)

[delwynmarch]

No: HPFGUIDX 117163


SSSusan wrote :
"You're right that there is no sentence which says, "And Harry felt 
good for having shared his food!" :-)  However, there is this:
 
"Go on, have a pasty," said Harry, who had never had anything to share
before or, indeed, anyone to share it with.  It was *a nice feeling*,
sitting there with Ron, eating their way through all Harry's pasties,
cakes, and candies...." [SS, US hardback, p. 102, emphasis added]

*Perhaps* I've done some interpretation here(?), but it seemed pretty
straightforward to me that Harry is enjoying being with Ron AND
sharing his stuff."

Del replies :
I agree that once he'd done it, he liked the feelings it created in him.

But why did he tell Ron to go and have a pasty to start with ?

As the narrator reminds us, Harry never had an opportunity to share
before, so he doesn't know that sharing creates good feelings.
Moreover, the Dursleys taught him by example that it is better *not*
to share, that the ideal way is to have as much for yourself as possible. 

So *why* did he invite Ron to his feast ? What prompted him to share ?

Del