[HPforGrownups] Re: Harry, Cho, Cedric, Ron etc.

[Diana Wisniewski]

No: HPFGUIDX 13312



> Friends on the list, am I the only one who feels we are WAY overanalyzing
> scenes meant to describe early teen crushes, friendships and puppy love? I
> mean, we met Harry when he turned 11; it's only to be expected he will
> "notice" girls at some point, and Cho's the first. The whole setup for a
> boy/girl mixer at the Yule Ball is just so evocative of that age group --
> who's going to ask me, whom shall I ask, what shall I wear, the boys who
> wait too long because they're still too embarrassed...I just have a hard
> time seeing it as anything more serious than that.
>   Lilah


Lilah,
    I completely agree with you. I can't see Jo putting anything else into
this scene. Having 4 teenage sons of my own, I have seen them moon over way
too many girls only to not be able to talk to them when they got the chance.
Harry is only 14 at this time, and most 14 year olds aren't quite sure how
to talk to the opposite sex yet. I don't think you can read any other
meaning in to it other than teenage anxity.
Diana