When reading the first two Harry Potter books I became a part of that world. I could relate to most of the Characters in how their home life or their work in school. I knew how Harry felt getting picked on in school before he came to Hogwarts, I knew how Hermione felt being smart, and how Ron felt being poor. I could even relate to Neville being clumsy and not being able to speak up for himself. Because of all this i read the books fast when my teacher gave them to me. It was a new world that became real for me. I think that people who can't really relate to the characters have a harder time reading this series because it's not as relatable for them. I know when i read books about popular or rich people, i have a harder time relating to it, and i can't read it as fast or spend as much time reading them. THey may also interpret them differently. They may not take how harry feels or why Ron and Hermione act the way they do right. They may misunderstand why Ron and Hermione follow Harry to do all these dangerous things. It's because they have their own need to prove themselves. Harry is trying to prove himself because he wants to be famous aside from what happened with him and voldemort when he was a baby. Also he wants to prove to people who grew up in the magical world that just because he didn't that he can still be as good or better than them. Ron is has to prove himself because he has always been overshadowed by his five older brothers. Thats why in the Mirror of Erised he sees himself as head boy and holding the house cup. It's because he has this urge to prove himself to be just as good as his older brothers. Hermione has to be the best, and thats all there is to it. She wants to prove herself because she is muggle born. That's why she does everything she can to study and learn because she needs to prove that she isn't just another muggle born, she is the best and brightest. Even Neville is trying to prove himself, you don't see it much in the first two books, but he is trying to live up to his families expectations, and to make his parents proud. He doesn't have the greatest home life, and he is clumsy but he wants to show everyone he is brave and can do anything they can. Thats why he stands up to Harry, Ron and Hermione when they retrying to sneak out to go and stop snape. It's also why he stands up to Malfoy at the Quidditch game.
Rowling does a great job at having all the characters who are proving themselves hiding it from the other characters. She masks it some what for most of the sorcerers stone with Harry, Ron, Hermione, and neville. The night they go to stop snape from getting the stone Neville tries to prove that he is brave by stopping them. Then after they get to the third floor corridor they each have enchantments that they are better at breaking. Hermione knows what to do when they are caught in the devils snare, harry has to catch the key which he chases on the broom stick, and Ron has the chess game where he has to win.
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