tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13294573.post6607825011258772802..comments2024-03-27T21:22:38.245-04:00Comments on Cockeyed Caravan: Believe, Care, Invest: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's StoneMatt Birdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07319984238456281734noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13294573.post-30345016244237054492019-12-04T13:50:09.425-05:002019-12-04T13:50:09.425-05:00No, I wasn't, and that's a good point! As...No, I wasn't, and that's a good point! As I say in my first book, the most universal emotion is feeling misunderstood.Matt Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07319984238456281734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13294573.post-56115496204530459972019-12-04T11:22:49.437-05:002019-12-04T11:22:49.437-05:00Also to get buy-in: it’s not just that Harry’s an ...Also to get buy-in: it’s not just that Harry’s an orphan, it’s not just that he’s potentially a great wizard, it’s not just the cool setup of the giant on the flying motorbike, it’s that this potentially great wizard baby is going to be deliberately abandoned to our world, which Rowling established in the first chapter that either can’t or won’t see magic. So we worry for him, knowing that this child of vast gifts and love is about to be dropped into a situation where his specialness won’t matter among strangers who won't love him as much as his parents did.<br /><br />Yeah, tell me that doesn’t resonate with every kid ever. <br /><br />(If this was something you're going to get into in a later post, my apologies for jumping the gun.)Harvey Jerkwaterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07118848012122050416noreply@blogger.com