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

[lynde at post.com]

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> 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.
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> Lynda
Shelley now:
Ummm yeah, except in this case, the photo book is a clue to something 
that happens later in the series

Lynda: 

Which is why Rowling let us know that Harry still had the photo album and he looked through it occasionally. I reiterate that Rowling was making a point that VD was a jerk, or worse and that his behavior was out of place. That was more important to her as a writer in the telling of her story at that point. I also contend that, like so many stories, Harry has to figure things out on his own throughout the series, not with help from a lot of adults. That's why she didn't have adults offering Harry help.

Lynda


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