As far as Harry's judgment is concerned - truthfully, I think he did the same as he's always done. Being raised with the Dursleys, it probably wouldn't even occur to him to ask for help - and look at his life at Hogwarts. I think Dumbledore was grooming him, and encouraged that.
Think of all those times Harry was in mortal peril, and afterward how completely unsurprised the Headmaster was. Harry didn't change any - It was Dumbledore who cut him loose and left him without a safety net. Which is why, when he fell, it was *bad*.
I hadn't thought about the full ramifications of his failed romance. Yikes! Hopefully that's not the case! But you're absolutely right - he's burnt out on that for now. How long it will last, who knows, but... You really think he's being groomed for a H/G thing in the book? I guess I haven't seen the signs, but that doesn't mean *anything*. ;-)
Oh, good. *g* Then we're agreed. I get a bit passionate when railing against fixer-upper relationships because I've seen entirely too many in my time. ;-)
Oh, gotcha. *blinks* I can see that. Tom Felton did a good job, but I thought he seemed more like a 'Percy Weasley' than a 'Tom Riddle'. As for the hood-thing... I think I'll have to rewatch. I don't recognize the reference. *the trauma!* :-D
Personally, I think HP is *all* about the dark. He's an orphan raised in an emotionally and verbally abusive environment, whisked away to a world he's completely unfamiliar with and left alone to face mortal peril each year. He's had to relive his parent's murder, face public and his peer's scorn and suspicion, dual the man who *killed* his parents multiple times, and has now lost the only hope he'd ever had of having a loving home of his own.
In a way, I think he has a lot of huge appeal for fluff writers because he's the reverse Cinderalla - his character reminds me a lot of Frodo (only Harry is an awful procrastinator!): they are both innocents forced to take on a task they don't feel like they can succeed for the sake of others, and at their expense.
A lot of people look for Harry's 'handsome' princess to complete the fairy tale *g*, but I'm more interested in the 'happily ever after'. Is it even possible for Harry at this point?
JKR's world truly is magical. It is so flawed yet so lovely, with such completely tragic and compelling characters - yet I feel like they aren't as deeply explored as they could be - Which is where my obsession began. I adore these characters, and want to really work with them and see just what makes them tick.
I don't think I have as much issue with fluff Harry as I do with ooc Harry. I can't imagine a circumstance when he *would* align with the man who killed his parents, for example... But now I'm just rambling, I think. ;-)
Thanks. It has been fun. If I rambled at all, please bear in mind it's late, and Firefox already died once on me tonight (this is actually the retyped version, because I didn't save before running spell check *sighs*)... I suppose I should quit while I'm behind. *g* Thanks again! Cheers!
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Date: 2005-01-18 07:15 am (UTC)As far as Harry's judgment is concerned - truthfully, I think he did the same as he's always done. Being raised with the Dursleys, it probably wouldn't even occur to him to ask for help - and look at his life at Hogwarts. I think Dumbledore was grooming him, and encouraged that.
Think of all those times Harry was in mortal peril, and afterward how completely unsurprised the Headmaster was. Harry didn't change any - It was Dumbledore who cut him loose and left him without a safety net. Which is why, when he fell, it was *bad*.
I hadn't thought about the full ramifications of his failed romance. Yikes! Hopefully that's not the case! But you're absolutely right - he's burnt out on that for now. How long it will last, who knows, but... You really think he's being groomed for a H/G thing in the book? I guess I haven't seen the signs, but that doesn't mean *anything*. ;-)
Oh, good. *g* Then we're agreed. I get a bit passionate when railing against fixer-upper relationships because I've seen entirely too many in my time. ;-)
Oh, gotcha. *blinks* I can see that. Tom Felton did a good job, but I thought he seemed more like a 'Percy Weasley' than a 'Tom Riddle'. As for the hood-thing... I think I'll have to rewatch. I don't recognize the reference. *the trauma!* :-D
Personally, I think HP is *all* about the dark. He's an orphan raised in an emotionally and verbally abusive environment, whisked away to a world he's completely unfamiliar with and left alone to face mortal peril each year. He's had to relive his parent's murder, face public and his peer's scorn and suspicion, dual the man who *killed* his parents multiple times, and has now lost the only hope he'd ever had of having a loving home of his own.
In a way, I think he has a lot of huge appeal for fluff writers because he's the reverse Cinderalla - his character reminds me a lot of Frodo (only Harry is an awful procrastinator!): they are both innocents forced to take on a task they don't feel like they can succeed for the sake of others, and at their expense.
A lot of people look for Harry's 'handsome' princess to complete the fairy tale *g*, but I'm more interested in the 'happily ever after'. Is it even possible for Harry at this point?
JKR's world truly is magical. It is so flawed yet so lovely, with such completely tragic and compelling characters - yet I feel like they aren't as deeply explored as they could be - Which is where my obsession began. I adore these characters, and want to really work with them and see just what makes them tick.
I don't think I have as much issue with fluff Harry as I do with ooc Harry. I can't imagine a circumstance when he *would* align with the man who killed his parents, for example... But now I'm just rambling, I think. ;-)
Thanks. It has been fun. If I rambled at all, please bear in mind it's late, and Firefox already died once on me tonight (this is actually the retyped version, because I didn't save before running spell check *sighs*)... I suppose I should quit while I'm behind. *g* Thanks again! Cheers!