gender balance/strong women

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No: HPFGUIDX 14981

I agree with Susan completely, actually. And I'll add another point: 
six out of the seven Weasley children are male, aren't they?

I especially agree with Susan's point that it takes awhile for some 
girls (especially those that don't go in for the giggly, going-to-the-
bathroom-in-packs stuff) to value famale companionship. It took me a 
long time. I'm 17, and only this year have I found good female 
friends. Before, I had almost exclusively male friends (which got to 
be a problem after awhile for obvious reasons . . .)

Anyway. I agree that there aren't *many* female characters. But the 
ones we have are either already important or will become more 
important and developed as the books continue.

Stacy