Harry's Height

[Amy Z]

No: HPFGUIDX 10964

A few other things to throw into the question of whether Harry is 
currently short and will remain so:

-Harry is "still rather small and skinny for his age" in PoA despite 
having "grown a few inches over the last year" (PA ch 1)  No wonder he 
had such a bad year--his best friend got petrified, everyone 
thought he was the Heir of Slytherin, and on top of it all he had 
growing pains to beat the band. 

-Ron's midget comment has to be weighed with the fact that Ron himself 
is pretty tall.  However, it does follow Trelawney's remark about 
Harry's "mean stature" so it's safe to assume he's still shorter than 
average in GoF.

-Someone's resemblance to a parent in some ways (facial features, 
hair) doesn't necessarily mean he'll resemble him in another way 
(height).

-Boys do keep growing longer than girls, often 'til 20 or beyond.

-I believe that people who are abused/neglected/malnourished early in 
life may have a growth spurt at a much later age than most people do. 
 I don't know if there's any scientific basis for this, but it is 
definitely true that abuse/neglect can affect physical development, 
and I have a friend, badly abused in childhood, who grew a few inches 
taller in his mid-30's when he was safe and more or less recovered.

Amy Z

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