Snape and Harry again.

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No: HPFGUIDX 114012


Magda:

> The "toughening up" is a result of the situtation, not a cause; as
> JKR said, the prime motive was magical protection.   

Alla:

Yes, absolutely. As a result of the situation, Harry become tougher, 
but I (and I think Dzeytoun too) argued that Dumbledore did not MEAN 
to "slap Harry's ego down", when he left Harry with Dursleys.
That his only reason for doing so was keeping Harry safe, that if he 
had a choice , he would not have done so.



Magda: 
> THere's a fairy-tale quality to the HP series (and is particular
> apparent in the first part of the first book) where Harry - like
> Cinderella - undergoes tribulation and personal degradation at the
> hands of near-relatives only to be given the opportunity to take 
his 
> rightful place in the world with the assistance of a magical 
stranger
> - like a fairy godmother.  


Alla:

Cinderella - component was INCREDIBLY strong in the first book, it 
gets weaker and weaker with every book, IMO and becomes VERY weak in 
OOP, although it is still there.

Nevertheless, after OOP I don't think it is fair to evaluate the 
treatment of the main character in the Cinderella context only.