[HPforGrownups] Re: "A Little Romance"

[Susanne]

No: HPFGUIDX 127824



Hi,

Tuesday, April 19, 2005, 9:21:25 PM, Laura wrote:

> I'd be interested to hear what made you think his behavior in this
> scene made a mockery of Hermione's beliefs.

I'd go along with your interpretation had Harry shown *any*
hint of having come to these conclusions after the trial.

But he still gets annoyed with Spew, he still avoids
supporting Hermione with it, and I haven't seen any signs
that Harry now feels differently about the issue.

I agree that JKR wanted to point out these WW social
issues to us the readers (the before/after the trail contrast is quite
clear), but I saw Harry grinning at the
thought of Hermione's reaction to the statue of the house
elf. Nothing about thinkly fondly of her, or realizing how right
she was, but more thinking how she would be going off on one
of her spew-inspired rants.

Harry, and a few (or hopefully many others) will probably
get to the point of realizing the problems touched upon in
future books, but I don't believe Harry has really
understood yet.
A glimpse, yes, but nothing too profound at this point.

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Best regards,
 Susanne                           mailto:siskiou at vcem.com