Annoyed with Harry (was Re: Lusting After Snape)

[kempermentor]

No: HPFGUIDX 129385

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, Magda Grantwich <mgrantwich at y...> 
wrote:
> --- lupinlore <bob.oliver at c...> wrote:
> 
> > So, to those people who dislike Harry or who are annoyed with him, 
> > what is the basis of your judgment?  What particularly about the 
> > character do you find objectionable?  And, very importantly, how do
> > you see your objections being resolved, or do you think the series 
> > will end at a place and with a set of judgments about Harry you
> > will find disagreeable?
> 
> Magda:
Harry's Objectionable Points:
> 
< read up thread for some well thought out points> 

Kemper:
I think Magda points out Harry's character flaws well.  To sum her 
points: He's generally inconsiderate and self involved.  Really, I 
don't see why Ron hangs around.  I absolutely hate ship-threads but can 
see why some readers are Harry/Hermione shippers because of their 
similar flaws.  But, should they hook up, I don't think it would last 
because of their flaws.  Again, I couldn't care less about shipping.

I want desperately to like Harry because I like his tale.  Or rather, I 
like the people in his tale and their interactions within his story: 
Ron, Neville, the Twins, Luna, Ginny, McG (I hope she isn't a spy that 
another post suggested and argued well), Arthur, Molly, Hagrid, Lupin, 
Mrs. Figg, Sprout, Flitwick, Crookshanks, Doby, Firenze, and others.  
Notice, Lupinlore, that I didn't add Snape.  I find him interesting but 
I don't like or admire him.

Kemper