How do the books affect children? (was: Why down on all the characters?)

[dumbledore11214]

No: HPFGUIDX 179603

Magpie:
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It just seems like you're having to cancel out a whole lot of times
where people are drawn to Harry to make him unpopular. The secret
army that appoints him their leader and leaps to defend him? Just
using him as a Dark Arts teacher. Can't be counted as a social
contact at all. And can't show any sort of popularity even though
many individuals in the group actually do express positive feelings
about Harry himself.
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Alla:

And it just seems that you're having to cancel several times where 
people dislike Harry and even hate him to make him popular 
throughout. In OOP not just many people in school, the whole world 
turns against him. Of course there is the mentioned before times in 
PS, etc. IMO.




> Magpie:
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>Honestly, I think JKR has 
> made sure to make Harry basically cool throughout canon--and it's 
> not like she doesn't know how to write social outcasts. She does 
> them with Neville and Luna and Myrtle and Snape. I think the only 
> change in HBP is that Harry's attractiveness has a sexual component 
> and that's it. 

Alla:

Yes, and to me those times in PS and OOP Harry sounds if not as 
social outcast, then pretty darn close to being one.
JMO,

Alla