Age range of HP books

[isabelle_69au]

No: HPFGUIDX 32363

Hi,

Penny wrote:
> The problem, however, is that noone, not even kids, reads books 
> like that.  "I'm done with SS now ... but I'll wait a year until 
> I'm 12 to read the next one."  Yeah, right.  So, while in theory 
> the notion that the readers are aging right along with Harry, is 
> true, later readers will not have that lapse of time to mature 
> before taking on the next book.  

Am I the only person who re-reads the entire series "to date" just 
before the next book is published (or more recently the movie 
release)?

I do this with every series of books that I particularly enjoy - and 
had always assumed that everyone else does it as well.  I find it 
impossible to read a new book in a series unless I have all the 
storylines and characters fresh in mind.  It also helps to pick up 
on nuances which might help in unravelling the storyline.

To be honest, one of the best things about the HP series is that it 
IS very hard to guess what is around the corner.  I HATE books where 
you can guess the ending after a few chapters - you know those 
really obvious clues along the way.  An earlier post said that it 
was obvious that Harry would get the Philosopher's stone and that 
Ginny would be saved from the basilisk.  Fair enough - but I would 
never have guessed how.  As for PoA and GoF - I had no idea what 
would happen in the next chapter, much less the final outcome.

Isabelle