Martha's salutation, and 15 month olds

[lrcjestes]

No: HPFGUIDX 3601


> Martha
>
> A strong woman type whose profession is being a wife and mother and
> loving every minute of it and wouldn't give a hoot if all the
> characters in the book were men and who thinks women sure do over
> react about many things and.......isn't this about Harry Potter?

Amen....its JKR's story she is telling the story she wants to tell, and if
she wrote it any other way it would not be nearly as good.  When you start
trying to write a story that you think other people will like rather than
the story you think is true...things generally get mucked up and then
neither you nor your reader likes the story.

On another topic:

heidi wrote:

> What I don't like, in Chapter 1, is the statement that Harry would be
famous
> for something that happened before he could walk or talk. If he's really
not
> walking at 15 months, that's generally a sign that his development is a
little
> slow, which doesn't fit at all with comments later in book 1 &
sebsequently
> that he's very very well corrdinated, a fast runner, and obviously a great
> flyer. Especially because we've been led to believe that Dudley is between
2
> and 3 months older than Harry & that would mean that his development was
pretty
> fine - to be 17-18 months old & dragging his mum up the street screaming
for
> sweets is a pretty big accomplishment for a toddler of that age.
> Then again, that comment was made by someone (it was either mcgonnegal or
> dubmledore - don't remember who) who we have been led to believe doesn't
have
> children, and thus doesn't know the exact developmental milestones of a 15
> month old. And I still call my Harry a baby - toddler just seems so formal
when
> you're trying to get the little guy to NAP!

I have a 19 month old who really didn't start walking until 17 months...he
was hell on knees though, so he really didn't see any advantage to
walking...until he did it then he was off to the races....so its not out of
the question that he was not walking.  My 19mo is not a big talker
either...his most distinct words are "tank you"....which is very
pleasent....but then he has 2 older brothers to talk for him....what I've
always had a problem with was Dummbledore and McG leaving Harry on the
doorstep.  At 15 months he could have gotten out of his basket and just
crawled off into the night, even if he wasn't walking!  MAybe one of them
stayed behind to make sure he didn't, but....hmmmmm

carole