Harry, Ginny, and age appropriateness / Abusive Harry (combined answer)

[Sandra Collins]

No: HPFGUIDX 136087

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, Rebecca Stephens 
<rsteph1981 at y...> wrote:
> Everything is deemed good or bad by how it affects
> Harry.  After all in general how much support and the
> like does he supply Hermione and Ron with in contrast
> to how much support they supply him with?
> 
> Rebecca

Sandra writes:

I agree, although this is something I'd never really thought about 
before. Harry is one of life's takers, who just happens to be the 
boy who lived. I can't think of many examples where Harry has 
given H&R, Luna & Neville or even the vile Ginny, anything close 
to the kind of support and genuine friendship he's always had 
from them. As long as H is doing his homework, R is offering a 
home, and G is there to make him feel good, what does he have 
to do? I think if I was at Hogwarts (oh dear, getting too 
imaginative here...) I wouldn't see too many reasons to hang 
around with him, as a person.

As far as reading into the HP and G situation with how they pass 
the time, I think sometimes people see too much in JKR's 
words! Still, it takes all sorts to make the world keep turning.

Sandra