Reader's Digest Article JKR & HP's vulnerability

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--- In HPforGrownups at y..., "Doreen" <nera at r...> wrote:

> There was an interesting bit in there about his eyeglasses and his
> vulnerability. JKR was peeved at one of the book cover artists in 
some other
> country, for drawing HP without his glasses. She said something 
like,
> "Doesn't he realize that Harry's glasses are the key to his 
vulnerability?"
> 


I dearly love JKR for making her hero wear glasses. 

I´m shortsighted too and I hated it when I was at school because 
the other kids would laugh at me. 

I think I´ve long got over it. But I´m very happy to hear from parents 
that kids nowadays don´t mind having to wear glasses at school as long 
as the parents buy them black round ones just like Harry´s ... it 
seems to have become sort of cool!

And that´s only one aspect why kids identify with Harry. I heard 
someone complain once that Harry is really boring because he "knows 
everything, can do everything and never fails". How wrong! Harry 
really IS vulnerable, and that makes kids identify with him. I think 
JKR is doing a very good job there.