Depression in HP characters?

[xuxunette]

No: HPFGUIDX 182286

> > Shelley:
> > I think Neville might have been a little depressed -
> > depressed people don't often stand up for himself,
> > and it's only later in the series that he seems to
> > shrug it off, gain some confidence and take the
> > initiative to be the leader.
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> Magpie:
> I don't know...I think it's widening the definition of
> depression too much to apply it to Neville for being an
> 11-year-old who doesn't stand up to himself aggressively.
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> I wouldn't say Hagrid has suffered from it either. He's
> sensitive to criticism, imo, not depressed, and eventually
> gets over feeling hurt and upset about things that happened.
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Neville doesn't strike me as depressive, just your regular shy
teenager lacking self-confidence.

I'd say Hagrid was suffering from a bout of light depression that
time he isolated himself and shut everyone out, feeling sorry for
himself, but I think it just wasn't in his temper to dwell on his
sorrow for too long.

The one who truly strikes me as a clinical case of depressive
person is Sirius. His abrupt mood shifts in OotP look very much
like bipolar disorder, - all the signs are there, hyperactivity
during christmas alternating with moodiness and self sought
isolation - the day he died being his ultimate bout of mania.

Depressive people often need to work it out by themselves, which
doesn't mean that a supportive and genuinely comprehensive and
affective entourage doesn't help a lot.

xuxu