A question for parents.

[ltumc]

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From: ltumc
Subject: Re: A question for parents.
Reply To: [Yahoo! #6109] A question for parents.
Date: 8/8/00 12:08 am  (ET)

>Are any parents concerned that the series may be >turning a bit too
violent?

I'm a teenager, not a parent (as you may realize from looking at my
stats...), but I know that my mom has those same concerns. So far they
haven't become too dark, but they seem to be leading down that path. I'd
suggest simply reading them before you allow your daughter to and deciding
for yourself if she should be allowed to read it. 8 year olds are of
a varied maturity and some can handle it, while others would cower in
bed afraid that Voldemort would come after them. I really think it's a
question of discretion.

I'm wondering if it bothers anyone else that JKR has taken a turn for the
worse in her language. I find cursing offensive, and though she doesn't
use anything really bad, does it bother anyone else to be reading along
to a child and having to stumble over the words so as not to say things
of that sort to the child?