Outrage?

[Anguirel]

I fail to see how Harry Potter follows your t-a-t pattern. Have you read it?

Each book starts with a description of boredom and frustration so acute it practically evokes Madame Bovary. The supremely ironic timing of Harry's birthday means he regularly "celebrates" while being denied any affection, and being cut off from contact with his only true friends. People pop by and insult his dead parents and himself. His cousin beats him into pulp if he can get the chance, as does his uncle. He is starved.

Personally, I can't see any lemonade there.

The central part of the book-while the mystery is being followed and solved-is usually the closest Harry gets to happiness. He's in the company of friends, in a remarkable school. But it's scarcely unalloyed cakes and ale, what with the whole insidious agents of Voldemort lurking everywhere side of things.

The conclusion always involves pain and terror, and, nowadays, usually death as well. Harry is left feeling futile, overburdened, guilty, depressed, you name it. Again, I fail to see the happy prancing pixies and the jovial mountains of fairy cakes.

I believe the films may have misled you; this is very much an a-t-a series, not a t-a-t one...