Tuesday, May 17, 2022
The beginning of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban opened at the time of Harry's 13th birthday (of course, back in the Dursley household), and it melted my heart that Harry FINALLY experienced a birthday where people showered him with love! However, it was no surprise that Harry's happiness was shortlived when he found out Aunt Marge was coming to visit. It says a lot about Aunt Marge's character when we see Harry's dread for her arrival - he's more miserable with her presence than he is living with Uncle Vernon, Aunt Petunia, and Dudley. Aunt Marge quickly proves herself to be the most cruel of the bunch. The Dursleys mistreat and abuse Harry in various ways, but they at least exclude Harry by sending him out of the room where he can keep to himself and avoid them. Aunt Marge forces Harry to stay in eyesight of her so she can continuously degrade him for every single move he makes. He can't catch a break with her. She honestly stirred up the most frustration in me because Harry doesn't deserve anything that happens to him in the Dursley household as it is, but Aunt Marge has no sort of knowledge about Harry's life or his parents. Everything that she says to and/or about Harry is entirely unvalid. I don't blame Harry one bit for reaching his breaking point towards her. I actually commend him for controlling his emotions for so long - I do not think I would have been able to have had as much self control as him. Harry's emotional state at this point in the novel just makes sense. There is only a certain level of emotional strength that one person can handle before they've had enough. I would honestly argue that Harry even lost his cool because it was his natural powers that caused chaos, not necessarily his personal will. So, with that in mind, Harry actually controlled himself more that I think anyone else would ever be able to do. As this scene unfolded, I must say I was happy. Aunt Marge deserved what happened to her, and it made it even better that the rest of the family was so distracted with what was happening to her that Harry was able to make a break for it. Harry leaving this house is what I have been waiting for. I'd be satisfied if the Dursleys were never mentioned again.
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I absolutely loved the scene with Harry receiving his birthday gifts. This is how a thirteen year old's birthday should be instead of receiving hand-me-down pointless things. I do NOT like Aunt Marge. She is a terrible person to everyone. The abuse she thinks Harry should endure at his school was so so sad. It truly just shows how mean and cruel she is. She definitely is awful to Harry is a multitude of ways, but she also says things that are offensive to Petunia. I also do not know how he controlled his emotions for so long. If I were him I would have run away a long time ago. I don't understand why he does not live with the Weasleys or anyone else.
ReplyDeleteThis meme is absolutely hilarious because Matilda is literally one of my favorites. But I also really agree with Harry reaching his breaking point as Marge is totally badgering the character of his parents. After living through and finding out so much information regarding the deaths of his parents, that is one topic that should be off limits. Regardless of the love and affection that the Dursley's have for him, it reaches an all time low as they allow Marge to criticize the deceased parents of Harry. I would have made her pop and was kinda hoping we would have a Willy Wonka moment in which she would burst. Its unfortunate to find out that the wizards interfered because she deserved much worse.
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