I does depend on how you see Harry, I agree on that. It's just that I have the feeling that most people choose to look at the surface, and ignore the (sometimes rather obvious) hints to Harry's character.
Most people, with the exception of Snape, DO react postitively to Harry in their own ways (even Malfoy offers him friendship in the beginning).
Well, it's his fame, right? And the glory quickly fades with those who know him. He's not overly popular, even in his own House.
As for becoming the seeker, that's the one thing Harry feels he really deserves, as it's a result of his own abilities. He really doesn't think he's good at anything else, as he states quite clearly to the fake Moody. (Also, if I were a teacher who likes quidditch as much as McGonagall does who suddenly spotted the one chance to finally win back the Quidditch cup from Slytherin after seven years, I would have taken the chance too. I honestly think she would have done the same thing whichever student had been flying like that; she doesn't do it because he is who he is, but because he's a really exceptional flyer.)
And until the fourth and fifth books, his problems are somewhat dreamy, distant, far away.
Well, in PS he has to go through a traumatising ordeal with his friends in their fight againstr Voldemort. In CoS he has to bear the whole school hating and fearing him because they think he's the heir of slytherin, and then he has to fight a terrifying snake, and almost sees his best friend's sister die. In PoA, he's under constant danger of being killed (well, that's what they think anyway), has a run-in with a werewolf and loses his obnly chance to be free of the Dursleys. In GoF... well, you mentioned that yourself. I strongly disagree that he deals with that situation with any sort of grace or skill though. He can't do anything to save Cedric, and he just only manages to escape by running like hell. He is forced to sacrifice blood to his worst enemy, to the very person to kill his parents! Don't you remember how he felt during this?
And if you don't like Harry because you think he's too good to be true (something that seems to be so in PS but none of the other bookS), why are you reading Harry Potter anyway . . . ? *is confused*
I have no idea. Harry is my favourite character, but I keep running into fans who really dislike him, and often for reasons I seldom even agree are canon... Hary has a bit of darkness in him, but I like that. Makes him more human and less saintly, heh.
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Most people, with the exception of Snape, DO react postitively to Harry in their own ways (even Malfoy offers him friendship in the beginning).
Well, it's his fame, right? And the glory quickly fades with those who know him. He's not overly popular, even in his own House.
As for becoming the seeker, that's the one thing Harry feels he really deserves, as it's a result of his own abilities. He really doesn't think he's good at anything else, as he states quite clearly to the fake Moody.
(Also, if I were a teacher who likes quidditch as much as McGonagall does who suddenly spotted the one chance to finally win back the Quidditch cup from Slytherin after seven years, I would have taken the chance too. I honestly think she would have done the same thing whichever student had been flying like that; she doesn't do it because he is who he is, but because he's a really exceptional flyer.)
And until the fourth and fifth books, his problems are somewhat dreamy, distant, far away.
Well, in PS he has to go through a traumatising ordeal with his friends in their fight againstr Voldemort. In CoS he has to bear the whole school hating and fearing him because they think he's the heir of slytherin, and then he has to fight a terrifying snake, and almost sees his best friend's sister die. In PoA, he's under constant danger of being killed (well, that's what they think anyway), has a run-in with a werewolf and loses his obnly chance to be free of the Dursleys. In GoF... well, you mentioned that yourself. I strongly disagree that he deals with that situation with any sort of grace or skill though. He can't do anything to save Cedric, and he just only manages to escape by running like hell. He is forced to sacrifice blood to his worst enemy, to the very person to kill his parents! Don't you remember how he felt during this?
And if you don't like Harry because you think he's too good to be true (something that seems to be so in PS but none of the other bookS), why are you reading Harry Potter anyway . . . ? *is confused*
I have no idea. Harry is my favourite character, but I keep running into fans who really dislike him, and often for reasons I seldom even agree are canon...
Hary has a bit of darkness in him, but I like that. Makes him more human and less saintly, heh.