[ SECRET POST #1509 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #1509 ⌋

Warning: Some secrets are NOT worksafe and may contain SPOILERS.

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Notes:

Secrets Left to Post: 16 pages, 376 secrets from Secret Submission Post #216.
Secrets Not Posted: [ 0 - broken links ], [ 0 - not!secrets ], [ 0 - not!fandom ], [ 1 2 3 4 - too big ], [ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 - repeat ].
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Comments

[criedtherabbit.livejournal.com]

I don't consider the hypothetical because it's not in the text. If it's not in the text (or implied in the text), then I don't see the point of arguing over it. So when people say "we don't know Petunia's background. She could have been abused as a child," I don't put much weight behind that because I honestly think that if JK felt it were truly important, she would have put it in the books.

Yes, thank you. But I think we can easily infer that Petunia was not abused because (1) the way she is described versus the way other (clearly abused) children are described and (2) child-abuse is a big theme in Rowling's series. She would not hesitate to include this detail if that was the case.

Another major theme in Rowling's book is that we choose to become the people we are. Whether we are given a bad lot in life and become bad (Voldemort), we are given a bad lot in life and become good (Harry), we are given a good lot in life and become bad (Petunia), or we are given a good lot in life can become good (Lily). I mean, I absolutely oversimplified it, but I think that is the bare-bones of this theme. I have a suspicion that the reason Rowling only showed Petunia's motive in being terrible is to illustrate this point. Whereas, with Snape, she took a little more care in telling us about his tragic childhood and his conflicting emotions. Snape was set up to be an antihero, whereas while we did feel sorry for Petunia, the impression we are ultimately left with is that she could not overcome her jealousy and therefore became a bad person.

But...I'm just preaching to the choir.

[wldcatsprstr-14.livejournal.com]

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