Harry Potter Trauma Analysis

Three Times the Tasks Means Three Times the Trauma Trauma seems to be the name of the game when it comes to J.K. Rowling’s series on the life of young Harry Potter. He suffers greatly by having his parents killed, is forced to live with abusive extended family, and then is literally shoved into a world of magic in which he is forced to learn quite quickly that luck is never quite on his side. Ms. Rowling’s fourth chapter of Harry’s life, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, proves no different as he is required to endure yet another traumatic year in a whole new way. While normally Harry is the main focus of the trauma in these stories, Rowling proves that she is more knowledgeable about the effects of trauma as a group than could have ever been shown by the main three characters—Harry, Ron, and Hermione. While competing not only for fame and riches, four adolescents fight for their lives in three dangerous tasks with a multitude of objectives apiece never knowing if they will see the others again. In regards to the trauma endured by Harry and the other …show more content…
In the novel, “Harry heard Krum’s voice. ‘Crucio’” (Rowling 626). Without knowing about the curse, it would seem that Krum went through a great deal of stress and trauma to start acting so hysterically as to turn on people with whom he has become friends with. The trauma simply became too much, and his actions could be either a result of PTSD or possibly a previous trauma that he endured was triggered by the events in the maze. His actions, consequently, became a great example of the communal trauma that was experienced throughout the task. Both Cedric and Fleur were affected by the Cruciatus Curse which can easily be categorized as traumatic, using the Longbottom’s as an example of the side