Is Harry feeling guilty for being alive ?

[dumbledore11214]

No: HPFGUIDX 117543


> Del replies :
> Not confusing, no. I just feel differently. I personally don't like
> the obvious heroes, the characters that don't react like normal
> people. I dislike it even more when their authors try to make them
> pass as normal people, except in exceptional circumstances.
> 
> So to me, either Harry is normal or he's not.
> 
> If he's normal, then I want to understand why he does exceptional
> things, and I can relate to him.
> 
> If he's not normal, then I feel free to hold him to a higher 
standard
> than normal boys, and I don't care much about him on a personal 
level.
> 
> To use an analogy : one can be either Frodo or Legolas, but not
> alternatively one and the other. I relate to and admire Frodo, and I
> worship Legolas as some kind of magical and wondrous creature (even
> before the movie ;-P), but I can't do it the other way around. And
> while I can understand and excuse all the little flaws in Frodo's
> character and actions, I couldn't take them in Legolas. 



Alla:

I think I understand, oh maybe I am not, so correct me please if you 
find that I misinterpreted your words.

First let me clarify - under not normal I only meant to be more 
heroic than the normal person would.

You are saying that "heroes" as characters do not appeal to you, 
correct? Well, fair enough. 

Funnily enough, usually I don't have much use for them either. But 
suprisingly, Harry is not an obvious type of hero for me.

First reason is because I am not sure whether he survives, so even if 
he prevails over Vodemort (which is pretty much a  guarantee, I 
think) he may lose his life and even though Dumbledore talks about 
death sa next great adventure and I am sure JKR will reunite him with 
his loved ones, I will still consider that he loses at  the end  if 
he dies.


Secondary exactly because Harry is both a normal boy and 
more "heroic" than normal boy. I do like when author does that and I 
much prefer Harry to be that way. I can both identify to his normal 
qualities and admire his "heroic" side, his "old soul" as JKR once 
said. 

Actually, who says that wanting to save the world could not be 
a "normal" quality? 


You said that one cannot be both Frodo and Legolas. True, but what do 
you make of Aragorn? He is a normal person and a hero.