Harsh Morality - Combined answers

[delwynmarch]

No: HPFGUIDX 121112


Hickengruendler wrote:
"I think JKR expects from us, to see beyond Harry's point of view in 
giving us the other characters' motives.

I searched for Canon to back this up, and found this quote from JKR."

(snip)

" Therefore I think she expects from us, that we see the other
character's point of view and their situation as well. Of course even
 if this is her intention, there's still the question if she succeeds
 delivering this message in her books. I think she does, if only 
because so many of the users here tend to feel sorry for Marietta or 
to understand Percy."

Del replies:
I don't think she manages to deliver this message in her books very
well at all. If she did, there wouldn't be any need for her to explain
and defend the characters. We would have no need for outside-the-books
comments. IMO, if an author has to clarify something in interviews,
that means that he/she did not do a good job of explaining that thing
in his/her book to start with.

I don't get a feeling that there are so many people here who feel
sorry for Marrietta or who understand Percy. And chances are that
there would be even less of us if we hadn't read a defense of those
characters on this or another similar board...

Del