Harry Potter, Horcruxes and Trauma
We are big Harry Potter fans. I read all the books when they first came out. Katie and Pip have seen all the films on numerous occasions and Pip and I are currently working our way through the audiobooks as we travel too and from his new school. We're currently mid-way through The Deathly Hallows so you'll understand we have invested many hours in Harry. The books interest me both because I love anything magical but also because of the trauma link that runs throughout the books. Harry fascinates me because he is a young person who is steeped in trauma. Something we relate to here. In the books Harry's parents are murdered because essentially Lord Voldemort's internal ego is so fragile that he believes a young baby is a threat to him just because Sybill Trelawney made a prediction of a boy who would have the power to vanquish Lord Voldemort. Voldemort fears annihilation and makes the decision that the threat is Harry, although the prophecy could have equally have ...
