mothermayhem:

Harry Potter is a fairly well-written portrayal of an abuse survivor and you can’t change my mind about this.

He’s socially stunted, even by teenage boy standards. He’s extremely emotionally volatile, prone to swinging between stoic martyrdom and explosive outbursts. He has a black and white view of relationships and people. He’s too trusting, and arguably clingy, to people he views as “good,” and deeply paranoid about people he views as “bad.” He refuses to rely on others and is always legitimately surprised when people help him and care about him. He blames himself for everything and takes credit for nothing. He’s a sneaky rule-breaker, not because he’s a rebellious shit, but because he was raised in a world where “rules” were designed to make his life miserable whether he followed or broke them, and he could only survive by sneaking around them. 

It’s a kid’s book written by somebody with no formal education in child psychology, so in-depth portrayals of the horrors of C-PTSD can’t be expected. (Though it is touched on and alluded to in several places.) But Harry Potter is a pretty accurate portrayal of a child abuse survivor and you can’t change my mind about this.