DD and Harry in Book VI, what you do and don't want to see

[hogsheadbarmaid]

No: HPFGUIDX 123519


> Barmaid now:
>  
> Why are these either/or kinds of issues?  Why does Harry have to 
> *either* deal with all his grief *or* step up and do his part 
> to "save the world"?????  I find it particularly puzzling that the 
> camp of "Harry having to take time to deal with his personal 
> troubles" is often portrayed as *realism* while the "step up and 
> fulfill his role in the world" view is slated as the *fantasy* or 
> fairytale nature of the story.  It seems to me that in *reality* 
> people rarely have the luxury of just disengaging from their 
> responsibilities and sorting out their *issues*... at least in my 
> little corner of so called reality this seems to be true.  I think 
> we will see a complex blend of *silliness & insipidity* (well said 
> SSSusan!) and some heart wrenching hard times for our hero.  I 
think 
> Alla is right that it may well take Harry years to deal with all 
his 
> grief, and we will never see most of those years from JKR's 
> perspective (thank god for fan fiction!).  But while he is working 
> all of that out he will still have to fulfill his role in the world.
>  
> Please know I am saying all of this with a smile on my face and 
with 
> no malice for any opinion that differs from mine.  Really.  
> 
> 
> 
> Alla:
> 
> Hi, Barmaid. I actually find your outlook to be very interesting 
> perspective and you may very well be right, BUT I think I was a bit 
> unclear. That is true that in RL many of us don't have a luxury to 
> sort out our "issues" while we have to deal with pressing business 
> at hand and yes, as long as Harry is WORKING on them, I am 
> interested in the "saving the world business". 
> 
> What I WILL find very unrealistic if JKR decides to FORGET about 
all 
> these issues which Harry has and make him merrily go to fight 
Voldie.
> 
> Am I confusing? I just don't think that with such tremendous 
> grief,stress, hurt, Harry should feel.... well in HBP. I don't find 
> it realistic, if Harry will be in a mental, emotional condition 
> where he is READY to go save the world.
> 
> Sorry, if I am being unclear.
> 
> JMO,
> 
> Alla

Barmaid again:

I think you are being clear Alla!  And I agree that it would be 
disappointing if Harry was suddenly just fine, as if nothing bad has 
happened.  I also think this is very unlikely.  Harry was not *just 
fine* in OotP.  He was brooding and cranky and often unpleasant.  At 
the same time we may see him have to rise above his personal pain and 
shoulder forward.  And, if that does happen, I do not think that it 
will mean that his pain is being glossed over.  And I will not be 
disapointed in JKR if she does this, in fact everything in the books 
so far seems to suggest to me that this *is* what she will do.  I 
think she is very capable of making a complex situation where Harry 
continues to move forward, and continues to have hard emotions to 
deal with.  

I am sorry if *I* am bing unclear.  It is very easy to be 
misunderstood here!!!  :-)

          -- Barmaid