The importance of parental support in Angus and Harry Potter

             In "Angus, Thongs and Full-Frontal Snogging", love is a crucial aspect of the plot because it reiterates how much support Georgia receives from her parents. Georgia is a teenager who has entered a difficult phase in her life in which she thinks popularity will bring her happiness. She is constantly being reminded due to her parent's actions and words that she is loved by them; instead of appreciating this she feels that their habitual presence is an intrusion of her privacy. During her various disillusioned states of mind; she comes to acknowledge that her parents recognize her distraught behavior and their actions show how much they care for her. "I"d better be nice though, otherwise I"ll be accused of being a "moody teenager" and the next thing you know it will be tap tap tap on my door and Mum saying, "Is there anything you want to talk about?"" (Rennison 46). Although her mom provides her with prominent actions and soothing words, Georgia repeatedly focuses on this display of affection as being negative. She is too immature to realize the presence and warmth her parents bring to her and how it has influenced her in terms of the person she has become. For example, when she does have a problem at school (with her friends) she comes home and is able to let out all her frustrations. Although her disrespectable mannerism towards her parents seems inappropriate, this proves that Georgia feels comfortable enough to react without worrying that they will stop supporting her.
             The feeling of love within one's childhood is comprised of action and spirituality from the parental figure to the child. Children need to feel this sensation as it verifies that they belong to nurturing people who will support them through the peaks and valleys of their lives. In "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" and in "Angus, Thongs and Full Frontal Snogging" the concept of support is intertwined to love.