Characters and the revelation model (Was: Re: Depth?)

[hickengruendler]

No: HPFGUIDX 139914

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "vmonte" <vmonte at y...> wrote:
> vmonte:
> 
> Even if you look at some of the different penseive memories/diary 
> memories we've seen, we never get a full understanding of the 
> characters based on just one memory.
> 
> Barty Crouch Jr. - Pleads with his father for mercy during his trial.
> Junior claims he is innocent, we later find out he is not. 
> 
> Tom Riddle - Good Kid, star pupil, awarded for Services to the School.
> 
> Hagrid is responsible for opening the Chamber. 
> We later find out that Hagrid is not the one that opened the chamber.
> 
> Vivian

Hickengruendler:

First of all, I want to apologize for my previous "post". I accidentily 
hit the "sent" button before posting my thoughts. Maybe a moderator 
could please delete my previous post? Thanks in advance.

Now on-topic:

IMO, vmonte, the example you delivered are not the same as what Betsy 
meant. Neither of the characters you mentioned in your post changed. 
Tom Riddle and Crouch jr were simply good actors. They seemed likeable, 
because they managed to hide their real personalities. This is really 
the last thing you could accuse the Marauders of, making themselves 
look better in that scene, than they really were. And Hagrid was 
exactly the same guy he still is. The good natured but not very bright 
half-giant, who has a liking for monsters. We got some wrong 
informations, that made these characters look better or worse than they 
really were for a moment. But they did not change.