I see your point. HIS inner scars were hardly cured. J.K.Rowling herself was shallow about it. Or, maybe she didn't think about it much when she wrote Book 6 and 7. Your story is as wonderful and always. I love to read from HIS POV. Hope you update ASAP, eager to see the confession of HIS true feelings towards HER, which I'm sure you write it.
Rowling's writing was very simplistic indeed. I've often seen people remark that Harry should have shown signs of his traumatic childhood. But, no; nothing. As another example he should have been curious about his family, looked up the Potter history in the library. But, again - nothing. Not until Rowling needed it for her series. Book #7, the very last one, is where Harry finally finds out where they lived!!?!?!! Argh.
Having re-watched 'Good Will Hunting' recently the "it's not your fault" breakdown over recollections of an abused childhood rings a bell. It's a powerful part of Harry's character, even if Rowling never used it herself.
Best part for me was this bit:
She almost leaped over to him, gripping his arms and giving him a small shake.I liked that very much, for some reason. I think it helped reinforce the ... panic ... that Harry was feeling. Or the import of it that maybe *he* wasn't acknowledging at the time, but his best friend was. Big Auror Wizard, reduced to a cowering little boy again. It's a big deal,
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I managed to miss the first part of this in the tide of school stuff going on in April, so I'm glad you posted again so I could read it all the way through so far.
As always, you find a new angle to present the path to H/Hr and dig into the emotions that Rowling never properly explored, even at the level appropriate for a young adult series. The notion of Harry running into Dudley and them both instinctively reacting as they did as children...that was inspired. I also love how you create Harry and Hermione's conversations, slowly and inevitably drawing Harry toward realization. Looking forward to the next part!
This is beautifully crafted and explored. Hermione is so careful and patient, and slowly letting Harry come to his own conclusions and talk at his own pace - until she has to shake him out of his self-criticism - is amazing. Thank you so much, and I will look forward to more.
Good point about the shallowness of Harry's relationships. Although I would argue that there was some depth to his friendships with Luna and perhaps Neville as well it did seem that he only formed close connections with people when circumstance pushed him towards someone. I always felt that tied back to his childhood but I could never decide if JKR achieved the effect deliberately or accidentally. Probably the latter.
As to the rest - all children see themselves at the center of the world, so if bad things are happening to them they suppose that it must be *because* of them.
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Your story is as wonderful and always. I love to read from HIS POV. Hope you update ASAP, eager to see the confession of HIS true feelings towards HER, which I'm sure you write it.
From your big fan.
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Having re-watched 'Good Will Hunting' recently the "it's not your fault" breakdown over recollections of an abused childhood rings a bell. It's a powerful part of Harry's character, even if Rowling never used it herself.
Best part for me was this bit:
She almost leaped over to him, gripping his arms and giving him a small shake.I liked that very much, for some reason. I think it helped reinforce the ... panic ... that Harry was feeling. Or the import of it that maybe *he* wasn't acknowledging at the time, but his best friend was. Big Auror Wizard, reduced to a cowering little boy again. It's a big deal, ( ... )
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As always, you find a new angle to present the path to H/Hr and dig into the emotions that Rowling never properly explored, even at the level appropriate for a young adult series. The notion of Harry running into Dudley and them both instinctively reacting as they did as children...that was inspired. I also love how you create Harry and Hermione's conversations, slowly and inevitably drawing Harry toward realization. Looking forward to the next part!
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As to the rest - all children see themselves at the center of the world, so if bad things are happening to them they suppose that it must be *because* of them.
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