CHAPDISC: PS/SS 1, The Boy Who Lived and Avatar SPOILERS LONG

[dumbledore11214]

No: HPFGUIDX 187737

Potioncat:
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It could have been written that Harry went to his loving Muggle relatives and
lived happily until the time he went to Hogwarts and learned magic. But I think
this way makes for a better story. He's not the well bred, well provided for
Prince--who of course can face the Dark Lord---he's the skinny kid who's faced
adversity who doesn't think he's anything special.

Just like I can imagine several different ways for the prophecy to play out, but
I haven't found one that makes as good a story as the one in canon.

Alla:

Well, of course it does! I understand how I may have given the impression that I am not happy with the story as it is in my last few posts, but I have to clarify.

I AM happy with the story if I am looking at it from outside, abused Harry to me makes for much more huggable and sympathetic, much stronger character etc.

It is when I am looking at the story from characters' POV then I will say that I am not going to wish it on anybody, otherwise sure, damaged, hurt Harry makes for better reading than Harry who is happy all the time.


Moreover, even though I stand by the argument that I find the idea that blood protection ONLY could save Harry to be understandable but not convincing enough for me, it only matters to me in one scenario and the scenario would be if one is saying that what Dumbledore did to Harry is a choice of good, moral person.

Basically if one defends Dumbledore here, I would say eh, no way, no how, am just not buying it. However, however if the story is to portray a manipulator who did not even bother to think of other choices and interfered with a child whom he was no relation to because he felt he knew better, I do not need any additional details or anything, I think Dumbledore is portrayed very convincingly.

Like when we are talking about Dumbledore not visiting, not looking out for Harry's everyday well being and then in OOP Order seems to have no problems visiting Harry. Oh sure we can come up with so many excuses, off page rationalizations as to why they could have done it now and not before, but I do not see nothing in the book which tells me that yes, there was a reason why Dumbledore could not have come and threaten Dursleys into treating Harry better before his Hogwarts times and Order now can. To say the famous words – I see no difference. Of course there is the necessity of JKR keeping Harry with Dursleys before Hogwarts, I know that, we all know that.


JMO,

Alla