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As a toddler, youd never find my sister without a crayon; now, shes an art
major
in
college.
Had
she
not
been
pushed
or
sought
out
for
herself
to
pursue
this
talent,
she
wouldnt
be
where
she
is
today.
On
the
other
hand,
my
best
friend
was
the
fastest
player
on
her
soccer
team
in
elementary
school.
But
now
at
age
21,
she
hasnt
touched
a
ball
or
run
a
step
in
years;
rather,
she
chose
to
pursue
the
career
of
an
accountant.
In
order
to
allow
our
underdeveloped
characteristics
to
fully
blossom
and
become
true
aspects
of
our
adult
character,
we
must
undergo
movement:
a
journey
(whether
we
are
pushed
into
this
journey
or
it
being
our
own
decision)
consisting
of
action,
change
and
progress.
as
an
author
transitions
a
child
character
into
adulthood.
In
order
for
this
to
happen,
energetic
activity
(action)
along
with
a
change
in
lifestyle,
or
a
difference
from
what
would
have
happened
if
the
character
was
let
alone,
will
produce
progress
(general
growth
or
advancement)
from
one
area
of
life
to
another.
This
is
the
journey
to
adulthood.
Children are often viewed as small, innocent, pure and angelic. However, I
believe
that
the
greatest
quality
that
defines
a
child
is
that
they
are
not
just
physically
underdeveloped,
but
characteristically
underdeveloped.
There
are
two
types
of
characteristics
that
humans
possess:
physical
characteristics
such
as
quick
feet
or
good
hand-eye-coordination
and
those
that
are
more
personal,
such
as
kind-
heartedness,
stubbornness
or
the
ability
to
easily
retain
knowledge.
clearly
be
seen
in
the
Harry
Potter
series.
Despite
their
age
and
appearance
at
the
beginning
of
the
series,
the
readers
are
aware
that
the
three
protagonists
(Harry,
Ron
and
Hermione)
are
children
because
they
each
are
dappled
with
underdeveloped
characteristics:
qualities
that
exist
at
first
glance,
but
cannot
quite
represent
the
character
in
full.
What
qualifies
something
as
underdeveloped
is
that
a
human
cannot
produce
the
same
results
than
if
he
or
she
would
if
that
trait
was
fully
developed.
Each
novel
acts
as
a
movement
pushing
each
character
further
and
further
into
adulthood.
And
these
characteristics
continue
to
grow
and
develop
as
each
one
of
them
grows
and
develops
in
age
and
appearance
as
well.
At the beginning of Harry Potter and the Sorcerers Stone, Harry possesses
In chapter two of the novel, the very first thing Harry does after Aunt Petunia
wakes
him
up
is
pull
a
spider
off
of
his
sock
and
puts
the
sock
on.
Although
this
may
be
a
small
detail,
the
fact
that
its
Harry
Potters
very
first
action
in
the
book
speaks
a
lot.
This
is
seen
as
an
underdeveloped
characteristic
because
picking
up
a
spider
is
nothing
compared
to
giving
your
life
up
to
Lord
Voldemort,
just
as
drawing
a
picture
of
a
scrawny
dog
cant
compare
to
a
$500
portrait.
Each
produces
different
results
as
a
wizard
or
as
an
artist.
Harry undergoes movement throughout the entire first novel, but it isnt until
he
passes
through
the
third-floor
corridor
that
his
bravery
is
truly
tested.
In
fact,
it
is
the
action,
change
and
progression
that
takes
places
within
this
corridor
that
further
develops
traits
among
all
three
of
the
main
characters.
The
physical
action
that
propels
Harry
to
begin
his
movement
into
adulthood
is
his
courageous
leap
into
the
trapdoor
beneath
Fluffy
and
his
continued
ambition
to
venture
into
each
chamber
and
defeat
whatever
lies
within
them.
It
is
through
Rowlings
tone
and
language
that
we
are
able
to
recognize
these
actions.
Before Harry enters through the corridor to approach Fluffy on page 275,
Rowling
writes,
Seeing
the
open
door
somehow
seemed
to
impress
upon
all
three
of
them
what
was
facing
them.
Here,
Rowling
goes
out
of
her
way
to
tell
her
readers
that
this
isnt
just
any
ordinary
series
of
actions
Harry
and
his
friends
will
be
performing.
This
is
her
way
of
subtly
hinting
that
entering
the
corridor
is
a
critical
part
of
Harrys
movement
from
a
boy
tinted
with
bravery
to
a
truly
brave
man
or
his
movement
from
childhood
to
adulthood.
Rowlings use of suspense is another way in which the reader can tell that
Harrys
bravery
is
underdeveloped
within
the
first
novel
and
that
action,
change
and
progress
are
the
steps
he
needs
to
take
in
order
to
develop
it.
According
to
the
Oxford
Dictionary,
this
technique
is
described
as
mental
uncertainty.
In
Harry
Potter,
Rowling
drips
suspense
among
the
novels
characters
or
the
characters
actions.
Before
Harry
drops
into
the
Devils
Snare
pit,
he
says
to
Ron,
See
you
in
a
minute,
I
hope
Here,
Rowling
uses
ellipses
to
indicate
that
same
sort
of
suspense
and
uncertainty
as
to
what
is
going
to
happen
next.
We
see
this
again
as
the
characters
are
attempting
to
win
at
chess.
After
Ron
gets
knocked
out
by
one
of
the
chessmen,
Rowling
writes,
Hell
be
all
right,
said
Harry,
trying
to
convince
himself
(Rowling
276-284).
In the chamber of winged keys, they all must ride broomsticks in order to
capture
the
correct
key
and
proceed
into
the
next
chamber.
Here,
Rowling
gives
Harry
a
chance
to
further
develop
his
gift
for
speed.
Harrys
physical
action
of
getting
on
a
broomstick
and
using
what
he
has
learned
in
quidditch
allows
him
to
further
advance
his
talent
of
speed
and
skill
on
a
broomstick.
Without
this
opportunity,
Harry
may
never
have
continued
his
career
as
a
quidditch
player
at
Hogwarts.
Its also interesting to note that even though a broomstick further advances
Harrys
quality
of
speed,
ultimately
transitioning
him
from
a
boy
who
is
fast
to
a
fast
man,
the
broomstick
is
also
an
important
symbol
of
transportation
in
the
wizarding
world.
Transportation,
like
movement,
is
the
act,
change
and
progression
from
one
place
to
another,
the
difference
being
that
transportation
involves
a
means
of
carrying
the
person,
whether
that
be
by
vehicle,
animal
or
in
this
case,
broomstick.
The
broomstick
is
literally
carrying
Harry
into
adulthood.
The combination of these actions after Harrys courageous leap into the
corridor
dramatically
changes
his
life.
The
change
being
that
he
was
put
into
mortal
danger
something
that
may
not
have
happened
if
he
would
have
stayed
in
the
common
room
with
the
other
students.
In
the
castle
above,
Harry
lives
his
life,
but
under
the
trapdoor,
he
is
at
risk
of
death.
Even
Hermione
says
on
page
301,
Oh,
Harry,
we
were
sure
you
were
going
to
Dumbledore
was
so
worried
Its
change
that
ultimately
allows
a
novel
to
have
a
sequence
of
events,
a
storyline
and
portray
lessons
and
morals
to
the
readers.
Without
change,
nothing
within
the
story
can
progress.
Some reading this may argue that Harrys actions and life changes
throughout
the
third-floor
corridor
indicate
that
Harry
has
reached
adulthood
after
only
the
first
book.
I
would
disagree
with
this
because
even
though
he
underwent
action
and
some
change,
he
did
not
necessarily
progress,
which
is
the
final
step
in
movement
to
adulthood.
Progress
requires
advancement
to
something
bigger
or
better
than
where
the
character
previously
was,
which
Harry
didnt
necessarily
secure
with
Voldemort
and
Quirrell
beneath
the
castle.
Even
Dumbledore
said,
Nevertheless,
Harry,
while
you
may
only
have
delayed
[Voldemorts]
return
to
power,
it
will
merely
take
someone
else
who
is
prepared
to
fight
what
seems
a
losing
battle
next
time
(Rowling
298).
But, fighting Voldemort, killing Quirrell and keeping the stone safe were
developed
quality
of
bravery.
Over
the
course
of
Rowlings
next
six
books
in
the
series,
we
find
the
same
cycle:
Harry
undergoes
actions
and
life
changes
as
he
continues
to
pursue
bravery,
but
never
gains
a
full
progression
until
he
makes
the
decision
to
walk
into
the
forbidden
forest
before
Voldemort
and
die
in
order
to
save
everyone
else.
This
act
separates
itself
from
every
other
act
of
bravery
he
portrays
in
the
past.
This
final
progression
marks
the
completion
of
Harrys
movement
from
a
boy
picking
spiders
off
of
his
socks
to
a
man
saving
the
entire
wizarding
world
from
Voldemorts
reign.
Does this mean that if Harry had never pursued bravery that he would never
have
grown
up?
Not
necessarily.
He
may
have
embraced
other
qualities
such
as
laziness
or
arithmetic,
still
undergoing
movement
and
entering
into
adulthood.
On
the
same
introduction
of
Harry
on
pages
19-21
of
the
first
novel,
he
groans
about
Dudleys
birthday
(possibly
indicating
laziness),
makes
comments
like
I
wont
blow
up
the
house,
(sarcasm)
and
that
he
was
often
Dudleys
punching
bag
(something
that
could
possibly
lead
to
depression).
On
page
49,
Rowling
also
writes
that
Harrys
school
marks
arent
bad
and
that
he
can
do
math
and
stuff.
If
Harry
was
never
extended
the
opportunity
to
go
to
Hogwarts,
he
may
have
progressed
toward
the
life
of
a
mathematician,
and
still
adulthood.
He
would,
however,
be
a
man
of
very
different
qualities
than
the
man
he
becomes
at
the
end
of
the
seventh
novel.
But,
nothing
pushed
or
prompted
him
to
pursue
this
other
path,
thus
we
have
the
Harry
Potter
series.
The vast variety of human qualities are what makes each person unique, and
it is the combination of these different talents that allows the world to function as it
does.
Without
an
artists
skills,
the
world
would
be
dull,
and
without
accountants,
who
would
help
others
do
their
taxes?
Similarly,
without
the
developing
traits
of
Hermiones
knowledge,
Rons
chess
skills,
Harrys
agility
on
a
broomstick
and
all
of
their
bravery,
they
would
not
have
been
able
to
proceed
into
each
chamber.
It
is
through
these
movements
that
move
the
plot
along,
whether
it
be
an
adventure
book,
romantic
series
or
a
suspenseful
drama.
Movement
draws
on
excitement
and
suspense,
keeping
the
characters
searching
and
the
readers
engaged.
All
in
all,
movement
is
what
allows
books
to
be
books.
Bibliography
"suspense."
Merriam-Webster.com.
2013.
http://www.merriam-
Rowling,
J.K.
Harry
Potter
and
the
Sorcerer's
Stone.
New
York
City:
Scholastic
Inc.,
1999. Print.