[HPforGrownups] Re: Why does there have to be ralationship abuse and rape??

[RoxyElliot at aol.com]

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In a message dated 8/6/2005 7:55:29 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
Kiss2Kiss1 at aol.com writes:

Most of  my childhood was spent enduring every type of abuse you 
could think of,  you name it I went through it, yes including sexual 
abuse. So I comprehend  you perfectly well when you say anyone can be 
a predator, which means  Harry could be, *IF* JKR had written him 
that way, but she didn't. It's  not because he's still a teen, 
because if you're going to grow up to be an  abusive adult, you can 
have abusive tendencies as early as your teenage  years, sometimes 
even earlier. 

I can see you're determined to  believe the worst because you've 
experienced the worst, and so think it's  possible of anyone. I do 
think you could be more open-minded, and perhaps  a little bit 
logical about this. I mean, it's one thing to have those  
implications about a minor character we hardly know, but we don't 
need  to imply anything about Harry's character, especially something 
as big as  this. We've had six years to get to know him and have been 
in and out of  his mind more times than anyone can count. He's not an 
abusive person in  the least. The end.

Rizza








Agreed.  When we start talking about Harry as a sexual predator I  think it's 
safe to say that we're no longer discussing canon.  Everyone  reads HP (and 
any book or story) through their own filters.  That's cool,  but for the 
purpose of this list sticking to canon is probably the best way to  go.  If you find 
yourself talking more about your life than Harry's perhaps  it's time to step 
back.
 
Roxanne
http://Caffeinatedgeekgirl.typepad.com


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