[Artemisia] Harry Potter

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His acting-out can be found all through the books, if you look for it.  He bends rules, he cheats, he lies, he makes poor choices.  He's not a goody-two-shoes by any means.  He's a pretty ordinary kid, dealing with extraordinary circumstances....
--Maire
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Stephanae Baker<mailto:stephanae at countryrhoades.net> 
  To: Kingdom of Artemisia mailing list<mailto:artemisia at lists.gallowglass.org> 
  Sent: Wednesday, July 25, 2007 3:32 PM
  Subject: [Artemisia] Harry Potter


  I also don't believe in Harry. I can't suspend my belief so far as to  
  think that a child who grew up in a loveless atmosphere, confined to  
  a closet beneath the stairs could develop into a Harry Potter without  
  some extra effort, love, and patience from some adults in his life  
  somewhere along the line. Where is his aching hole of need? Where is  
  his acting out?