![]() The level of abuse is downplayed in the movies because after all, we've got to sell movie tickets. I found Harry's portrayal in the books to be wildly unbelievable. This kid was abused, neglected, marginalized, isolated, starved and no one, absolutely no one gave enough of a damn to even say "sucks to be you kid," let alone help him. He got screwed over by practically everyone. This is a kid that through no fault of his own got dumped into a lousy environment and was left to his own devices for years. Maybe that's too strong of a phrase, rather maybe I should say I didn't like how he was portrayed. Harry Potter - Almost sacrilegious to say there's something about Harry that I don't like. But as the scene progresses, and indeed as the series progresses, it makes one wonder.īut as for my list let me just work my way down it. He must be wise and good, he looks wise and good. He's dressed eccentrically, he's got the long white beard and hair, the boots and the cloak. He looks like a wizard, he's got this neat gizmo with the funny name. We also get to meet one of our first honest-to-goodness wizards, Albus Dumbledore. But let me tell you, my opinion of the Wizarding world as portrayed in the HP books is all kinds of messed up, and that's putting it politely.Īmong some of the first people we meet in Sorcerer's Stone/Philosopher's Stone are the Dursleys and you can tell from the get-go that these are people you are meant to dislike. I started reading the books as an adult and at first, I thought it was an entertaining story. A collection of observations I have made about various characters in the HP universe over the years.
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