Sympathy to the characters WAS: Respecting the Dursleys

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> > Alla:
> |snip| 
> > 
> > Weren't we? I don't know, I know that I certainly did not have 
time 
> > in one book to care for [Quirrell and Tom Riddle] that much as to 
> feel sorry for them. 
> > Honestly, I did not dislike them, but I did not sympathise with 
> them 
> > either, I was indifferent and I think that was done on purpose 
for 
> > the reversal to not be as radical as to go from sympathy to 
hatred, 
> > but from indifference to hatred, in my case at least.
> 
> Hickengruendler:
> 
> I mostly agree with you. I think part of this is also because both 
of 
> them had very limited screentime. Riddle was only in one scene 
prior 
> to the revelation, and Quirrell only had very few appereances. 
> Therefore I guess while one could easily like them, or feel 
sympathy 
> for them, I also think it is very hard (I won't say impossible), to 
> have them among your favourite characters prior to the reversal. Of 
> course it is possible, but JKR gave them less time to shine than 
> other characters, even secondary ones.  
> 
> However, what about the fake Moody? <BIG SNIP>


Alla:

Hmmm, Moody is an interesting thing. I am trying to remember what was 
my emotional reaction about him when I read the book the first time 
and while I do not remember everything for sure, I remember one 
thing - I did not sympathise with Fake Moody fully either.

Of course I did not suspect that he was a villain or anything like 
that, he was just, I don't know - too cold for me, I guess.

Again, I cannot guarantee that this was my reaction after the first 
read, since I had plenty of time to read it again and again and 
again, but I think so.

It is like while I could respect the character, I guess, I did not 
feel much for him either.

Even when he tells Harry that he would make a good auror, something 
that would help me sympathise with the character a great deal ( a 
genuine affection for Harry), for some reason  that did not do the 
trick either.

As I said, do not want to give an impression that I suspected 
anything, certainly not, but even in the case of Moody that was not a 
complete reversal either.

But when we discovered real Moody, who spent several months in the 
truck, helpless, bound, etc. Oh, YES - when I imagined this hardened 
in the battles, tough Auror who could not do anything about what 
happened , then when I was able to sympathise with Real Moody.

JMO,

Alla