Snape and the "Chosen One" Was: Nice vs. Good - Compassion

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No: HPFGUIDX 153592

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Shaun Hately" <drednort at ...> 
wrote:
>

> These books are not books about the abuse of Harry Potter. While 
abuse is present in the 
> books, it's not at the core of the story, it's not the major issue 
of the books. The nastiness of 
> Vernon Dursley pales in comparison to the sheer evil of Lord 
Voldemort. It's the defeat of 
> Voldemort that I expect to be the primary issue addressed in book 
7 - although even that is 
> just a guess. I hope some more minor issues are addressed, but I 
don't expect them all to be 
> addressed.
> 

But that is where I emphatically disagree, I think the books are 
VERY MUCH about the abuse of Harry Potter.  Voldemort?  He is really 
an incredibly boring character.  Of course he's evil and of course 
he's going to die.  Where on earth is the interest in that?

The repeated abuse Harry has suffered while the "epitome of 
goodness" and greatest wizard in the world (and every other adult in 
the story) stood by and let it happen -- that is an important 
issue.  Particular since, being the "epitome of goodness" his tacit 
approval of the abuse of Harry Potter does amount to an approval of 
the abuse of children.



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