Who is Harry Potter?
Harry is a nobody, treated like dirt by the aunt and uncle who begrudgingly inherited him when his parents were killed. For the first 10 years of his life Harry sleeps in a cupboard under the stairs of his only living family who loathe him never realizing he’s special. A mysterious letter, delivered by the friendly giant Hagrid, wrenches Harry from his dreary, Muggle hidden existence: “We are pleased to inform you that you have been accepted at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry Harry finds himself at Hogwarts surrounded by wizards, his snowy owl – Hedwig, a phoenix-feather wand, and jellybeans that come in every flavor, including strawberry, snot, grass, and sardine … and that’s where the real adventure–humorous, haunting, and suspenseful begins. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone first published in England as Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone. Note how the adults are depicted as hateful and perhaps strict. Then note how these wizards and other creatures are the g
Harry Potter is a fictional character created by J.K. Rowling. He is the lead protagonist of a fantasy series which also carries his name, accompanied by two best friends, Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger. A large segment of the English speaking world is familiar with Harry Potter, thanks to the wildly popular seven book fiction series which began with Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone (1997) and ended with Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (2007). The books are among the most widely read in the world.
An abused child who’s been in the closet, literally, since he was a baby. A child whose parents were murdered by Voldemort, another abused child, who was first mentored by Dumbledore, a closeted gay wiz who had to mercy-kill his own great love, Grindelwald, when he turned to dark magic. Harry’s adult friends include Lupin, Tonks, Sirius and Alastor Moody, a motley crew who are all dead by the end of the series, along with many others including his pet owl. Between the ages of 11 and 17 Harry has only made two good friends of his own age. So locked are the three of them in their incestuous friendship that Harry marries his best friend’s sister and Ron and Hermione marry each other. The entire narrative thrashes uneasily with images of abused and dead children, traitorous fathers and the pathologies of obsession, masochism and sadism. Harry is the ultimate victim in love with his tormentor: the only thing he wants to do, for seven books, is murder the man who murdered his parents. He dre
Who is Harry Potter?