On Tue, 2 Nov 1999, Kirsten Rewey wrote:
:-) I posted this to Gary yesterday, and I thought I'd bring it to the whole
:-) group. My one beef with the Harry Potter books is that sometimes Harry breaks
:-) the "rules" (e.g., performing magic in front of Muggles; for the uninitiated,
:-) Muggles are people who can't do magic) but doesn't have any consequences for
:-) his behavior because Harry's "special."
:-)
:-) For those of you who are parents and have children who have read the Harry
:-) Potter books, do you think that Harry's exemption from the rules is a problem?
NO! The first time he "broke the rules" and performed magic in front of
the Muggles he was in fact disciplined. The second time he was not
disciplined not because HE was special, but because he was in special
circumstances; his life was in danger. The authorities felt it better to
protect him than to discipline him. Something that parents are also very
likely to do.
Joel
Joel S. Freund Phone: 501/575-4256
Department of Psychology FAX: 501/575-3219
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Fayetteville, AR 72701-1201
