Hogwarts letters Re: Choosing sides

[Geoff Bannister]

No: HPFGUIDX 118858


--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "delwynmarch" 
<delwynmarch at y...> wrote:

Del:
> But take Harry for example : he's always known there was something a
> bit different about him, but he never seemed bothered by it. 
Granted,
> he had more pressing things on his mind (the Dursleys), but still we
> aren't told that he ever felt bad about the strange things that
> happened around him or to him. He felt bad when he was punished for
> doing them even though he didn't do them consciously, but that's 
about
> it. In fact, when he is told that he is a wizard, he doesn't believe
> it at first. He sure doesn't go "Oh ! So *that's* it !".

Geoff:
Would you really expect him to? Do we always immediately join the 
dots when we are suddenly presented with unexpected information or 
situations?

Suddenly, out of the blue, in the middle of a stormy night miles from 
home when he's awake, cold and hungry, Hagrid knocks the door off its 
hinges and confronts Vernon and Petunia. Harry sees this stranger 
daring to  argue with them and then he is told he's a wizard.

Isn't that enough of a gobsmacking to occupy his mind especially with 
the follow up of the letter and Dudley's tail? He's not suddenly 
going to say "Stop. Wait. Gee whiz, is that why I grew my hair and 
finished up on the roof and why the glass disappeared at the Zoo?" 
That penny might only drop days later when he gets an opportunity to 
digest all the new information that Hagrid introduces him to - news 
about his parents, Voldermort, Diagon Alley etc. I think the guy's 
initially got a bit of an information overload to process.....

Geoff
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