When he answered I realized I'd been looking at it much less from a literary vantage point than one of realism, when I should have been doing the former.
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A desegregation b/w the WW and the Muggle world was also brought up. I haven't been able to reread OotP since it was released; I'd be interested in going back and seeing exactly how the Dursleys are portrayed (though I do seem to recall Dudley seeming much more like a real bully than a caricature of a bully). But I do remember that there seems to be a breakdown in the separation between the two worlds.
The Dursleys did seem more nuanced in OotP. And don't forget the revelation of the connection between Petunia and Dumbledore. Harry's worlds are colliding.
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When he answered I realized I'd been looking at it much less from a literary vantage point than one of realism, when I should have been doing the former.
and
A desegregation b/w the WW and the Muggle world was also brought up. I haven't been able to reread OotP since it was released; I'd be interested in going back and seeing exactly how the Dursleys are portrayed (though I do seem to recall Dudley seeming much more like a real bully than a caricature of a bully). But I do remember that there seems to be a breakdown in the separation between the two worlds.
The Dursleys did seem more nuanced in OotP. And don't forget the revelation of the connection between Petunia and Dumbledore. Harry's worlds are colliding.