[HPforGrownups] Secrets of Harry's past - At the Last Moment

[lynde at post.com]

No: HPFGUIDX 190122











Shelley:
It was a nice gesture, but notice how fast Harry loses it- as soon as 
Harry gets home, Uncle Vernon locks all of Harry's school books up and 
padlocks Hedwig's cage.

And does Rowling ever mention it again in the series?

Shelley

Lynda: My immediate thought was, Uncle Vernon was a jerk and acted in character. Why would I expect such a person to act any differently than he did? Harry does have access to his things again throughout the series. I know that from understanding continuity and the way Rowling writes. Once again--I do not have to be told that characters in the course of a novel engage in such mundane activities as bathing, going to the bathroom, sleeping, looking at pictures of family members to understand that if they are living "normal" lives they are doing such things, and frankly books that depict all those mundane activities are deadly bores. 

Lynda






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