World's oldest 12-year olds ;), was Re: [HPFGU-Movie] Re: Film Theorist Question

[Diana Williams]

> Tuesday, April 29, 2003, 12:02:44 AM, christin.gahnstrom at telia.com wrote:
>
> > Of course, Hogwarts hosts the bunch of oldest looking twelve-year-olds
> > the world has seen ;).

Susanne replied:

> Then the twelve-year-olds in my daughter's school must be
> really unusual, because they look just as "old" and a couple
> of them could get away with claiming they are 16 :)
>
> There are two boys in the class who make Crabbe and Goyle
> look like 2nd graders ;)

Me:
I agree.  My son is 12 (just turned 13 this week, actually) and he is an
inch taller than I am - and I'm 5'6".  He's also had his voice change and
the first indications of facial hair.  My daughter already comes up to my
chin (she's 10) and is frequently mistaken for a 12-year-old in terms of
facial maturity.  Kids grow in spurts, and you'll see all sorts of height
variations and levels of maturity once they reach the 8-14 year age group
for girls and 10-16 for boys.  (After that it tends to settle down
somewhat.)

Diana Williams
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