Where are the psychological signs of Harry’s difficult childhood?
Am I the only one noticing that Harry is way too normal if you think about the childhood he had? We can all agree that he had a childhood of serious psychological violence with the Dursleys: he grew up without friends (at least until he was 11), without a loving parent, as a victim of bullies. But still, when he first goes to Hogwarts he makes friends easily, he is social, he has no more issues than a normal kid would have. How is this so? I know JKR probably had it so that every child-reader would easily identify with the protagonist, but it seems weird to me, so I have some (purely fictional) theories:
Lily Potter’s protection kind of protected him from psychological trauma as well
As a wizard, his unconscious magical powers protected him while growing up
Since he had Vokdemort’s horcrux inside of him, the horcrux part someway “absorbed” all the trauma and negativity in order to protect itself and ending up protecting Harry as well
Which one do you prefer? 🪐❤️