Readers POV/ was Writers Fiat

phoenixgod2000 jmrazo at hotmail.com
Thu Feb 17 19:40:33 UTC 2005


No: HPFGUIDX 124804



> Del replies:
> I personally identify most with Hermione and Ron...Hermione and 
> Ron combine most of my major traits, while Harry has none. So 
> while I can follow Harry, I can't identify with him, but I 
> identify very much with his friends (which also explains why I 
> resent Harry so much for shouting at them unfairly in OoP: 
> because I feel he is shouting *at me*, even though I am totally
> supportive of him when I read).


I personally identify most with Harry. In fact, I still can't 
understand why people didn't like Capslock!Harry in OOTP. Because I 
completely bought into his frustration and felt it alongside him.  
When I got online to see what other people thought about the book, I 
was shocked to see so many people who didn't like Harry in that 
book. I honestly thought he didn't go far enough in his anger. Never 
once in the book was I ever angry at him. I was only ever angry on 
*behalf* of Harry.  I feel such strong emotions that I have only 
ever read OOTP one time. I just get too angry over all of the adult 
characters letting Harry down to reread the book. I can see all the 
mistakes coming and it just kills me.

There is nothing in this world that gets to me more than 
helplessness and when I read Order of the Phoenix, I just feel 
Harry's helplessness too much to enjoy it. I hope HBP has a more in 
the loop!Harry because I can't handle another book of DD talking 
down to him.

phoenixgod2000, who if he ever had to take a class with Snape, would 
break his nose after five years of his c**p










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