A question for parents.

[Carlsson79]

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From: Carlsson79
Subject: Re: A question for parents.
Reply To: [Yahoo! #6109] A question for parents.
Date: 8/7/00 9:54 pm  (ET)

Hi! I'm not a parent, but I was at a JKR book signing </gloat> - and after
UNSUCCESFULLY (sorry about spelling) trying to strike up conversation
to these moody yanks (DTTTWW) - I started talking to these little 8 year
old kids.

They were im awe of me, when I told them I was up until 4 am fiishing
it, after discussing how they could stay up that late (they came up
with eating raw coffee, and using matches to keep their eyes open -
bless 'em) - and which was their favourite book, and how one girl had
a pristine condition first print PoS - they were snatched away to do
interviews with a local television station (apparently I wasn't cute
enough). I started thinking; these kids are going to shat themselves
after reading this book. But then I thought about it.

1) Kids reading this from the start started at about 8, and are now 12

2) Kids stories are pretty gruesome anyway. I mean: Rohld Dahl = People
glued to trees etc. What about Kids putting witches into ovens..

3) we're not as soft asyou think we are (grrrr....)

I think if the book is scary - they will probably come back to them. Maybe
screen the books?

After all - they do encourage drug taking, devil worshipping, and WORST
OF ALL - Wicca (gasp) :-)

I don't know what point I am trying to make...

Maybe go through Gof Turning Crucius into Ouchious or something?

Also - anyone even looked at my Snape post? Grrr...

Nicholas

PS> Penny - How is my Spelling, ounctuation and Grammar?