Age range of HP books

[vulpes_argentorum]

No: HPFGUIDX 32360

What age range do you think the HP books are intended for? 

Personally, I feel it is for the mature mind that can process the 
> fact that Harry Potter is fighting off evil and facing death. He's 
> growing up in a frightening world and death and those kind of 
things 
> can scare smaller children.
>   Thoughts? Opinions?
>   ~Kyli

Jon wrote in Book V & BBC interview:

HP as children's book -> A direct quote from JKR's own letter - "Dear 
Mr. Little, I have written a book intended for 9-12 year olds". 
Pretty conclusive, no?

JKR also said in that BBC interview that something along the lines of 
childern being able to understand or deal with a lot more than we 
give them credit for.

Interestingly, she also said that these are books for "obsessives" 
[maybe she's visited HP4GU's ;) ]

I've heard that the books might be gradually 'growing' with Harry & 
his friends as they move up each year so does the target audience 
with each book roughly being published a year on...where's my Order 
of Phoenix!!! 

It was good to hear when she read a book JKR liked to think the 
author knew all there is to know about the background and details of 
the subject-matter. One of the publicists was taken aback after 
taking on the first book and asking her about sequels - she proceeded 
to reel off the plots through the seven books!  

Anyways, even if I'm supposed to be well past my sell by date for 
reading these books, I still find them absorbing, they seem to all 
fit together like a complicated jigsaw, and its good fun trying to 
put them into place, even if we haven't got lots of important pieces 
yet!
 
senex vulpes argentum