The thing that is shocking and made me (and maybe others ?) to not fullybeen able to digest and let go of the HP books is probably because Rowling tell instead of showing, and it create a dissonance. So I try to understand and reconciliate the idea that the author presented two opposite ideas, but not on purpose. She push the narrative to make the reader sympathetic toward some characters but not others when they aren't very different from each others outside of superficial points she make. Example : Harry is empathic trust me (and then she wrote him been as unempathic as possible in many instances), he care for others I tell you ! -wrote him been a uncaring and egoist because pathos/plot point and who care what message it will carry to the reader because I TOLD to believe me on all these empty praises done through the books by others characters. James (a pure blood rich kid) bully and sexually assault another character (halfblood and poor) ? Lol he changed (but it's not show and the narrative point towards the contrary in fact) and the victim deserved it (even if it sounds like victim-blaming, and nothing support that in the narrative, and more Rowling tell about James, less it seems the true). Dumbledore is a "reformed" purebloodist supremacist that now works for the well-being of muggles(but we are never shows HOW concretely, but everything is fine because he have a nice medal I tell you) what can possibly make you think otherwise ? =>oh the time when he displayed power dynamic by bullying the Dursley in front of Harry (I don't count the time he decided to drop a baby in front of the door, not feeling that he owned Petunia any face to face explanations and condoleances, nor any help to understand how to raise a wizard baby in a muggle world, what was her rights and duty as guardian, what she should know/do to make it as best as possible and which laws (the muggle one or wizard one ?) would be applied in her&family case. Shut up, stay in the dark, and do anything I told you and if you dare not to, I won't even go myself yell at you in person like the child you are in my allmighty eye, I do it throught magical letter to reminds you of the power imbalance created by magic in case you forgot, despite their obvious fear and inability to defend themselve not even to present their own point of view about the whole situation ? Lol the victims are obviously wrong here (NO), why didn't they just comply and dare to look frightened when their lives are threatened and they are humiliated in their own house. But it's OK because they are evil (and stupid, and MUGGLE whoo), end of explanation. Ahh good muggle defensor Dumbledore, Merlin's Order yadda yadda, that sounds so...fake ally like. And infuriating.
That's these sort of credibility gaps that make the story looking silly and frustrating imo.
PS : From "Another". Short descriptionof myself, I'm a 28 y old non binary person of color who read HP books (1st when I was 9 y o) and watched the movies. English isn't my native tongue so forgive my mistakes. And how the short thanks message turnd into a rant. Also sorry if you receive confusing multiple messages, I'm not used to LJ and it seems there is a limited characters.
I agree ! (2)
James (a pure blood rich kid) bully and sexually assault another character (halfblood and poor) ? Lol he changed (but it's not show and the narrative point towards the contrary in fact) and the victim deserved it (even if it sounds like victim-blaming, and nothing support that in the narrative, and more Rowling tell about James, less it seems the true). Dumbledore is a "reformed" purebloodist supremacist that now works for the well-being of muggles(but we are never shows HOW concretely, but everything is fine because he have a nice medal I tell you) what can possibly make you think otherwise ? =>oh the time when he displayed power dynamic by bullying the Dursley in front of Harry (I don't count the time he decided to drop a baby in front of the door, not feeling that he owned Petunia any face to face explanations and condoleances, nor any help to understand how to raise a wizard baby in a muggle world, what was her rights and duty as guardian, what she should know/do to make it as best as possible and which laws (the muggle one or wizard one ?) would be applied in her&family case. Shut up, stay in the dark, and do anything I told you and if you dare not to, I won't even go myself yell at you in person like the child you are in my allmighty eye, I do it throught magical letter to reminds you of the power imbalance created by magic in case you forgot, despite their obvious fear and inability to defend themselve not even to present their own point of view about the whole situation ? Lol the victims are obviously wrong here (NO), why didn't they just comply and dare to look frightened when their lives are threatened and they are humiliated in their own house. But it's OK because they are evil (and stupid, and MUGGLE whoo), end of explanation. Ahh good muggle defensor Dumbledore, Merlin's Order yadda yadda, that sounds so...fake ally like. And infuriating.
That's these sort of credibility gaps that make the story looking silly and frustrating imo.
PS : From "Another". Short descriptionof myself, I'm a 28 y old non binary person of color who read HP books (1st when I was 9 y o) and watched the movies. English isn't my native tongue so forgive my mistakes. And how the short thanks message turnd into a rant. Also sorry if you receive confusing multiple messages, I'm not used to LJ and it seems there is a limited characters.