[HPforGrownups] poor Grangers

[Gregory Lynn]

No: HPFGUIDX 130550

On 6/12/05, monika_zaboklicka <monzaba at poczta.onet.pl> wrote:
> Don't you think that Mrs and Mr Granger are the most wronged characters
> in entire series? 

Not even remotely.  They're getting a bit of a raw deal, I'd agree,
but they are her parents and they could say no to all this stuff.  But
aside from that, I'd say that Harry who has lost everything resembling
a parent he's ever had, and the Diggorys who lost their son have been
wronged far more.  In addition, the Weasleys have had one become
estranged, two sons quit school, a daughter kidnapped and almost
killed, and a third son embarrass the family by being seen by muggles
in a flying car.


> Can we really blame wizard-born kids for disliking Muggles, if
> exemplary Muggle-borns (Harry and Hermione) do their best to avoid
> their Muggle families? True, Colin Crevey seems to like his family
> better, but he's crazy as an otter anyway...

Harry isn't muggle born.  And I don't think there's any evidence to
suggest that Hermione is doing her best to avoid her parents.  It's
basically just during Order of the Phoenix that she skips out on her
parents, before the year starts and during the Christmas holidays. 
And, during the holidays one of her best friends has a parent who
might be dying.

-- 
Gregory Lynn