[HPforGrownups] Re: Gender balance/strong women

[Rina Stewart]

No: HPFGUIDX 15002

Jen wrote:

<<(Quickly contrasting the top ten, I would say that Ron, Hagrid,
Dumbledore, Snape, Draco, Sirius, Remus, and Fred are all easily defined
without any relation to a woman.)>>

Just playing a quick devil's advocate. <g> Ron is defined by his relationship to a man, as is Fred and Draco. Sirius and Remus also can be, among others. Ron is Harry's friend, Fred is Ron's brother and George's twin, Draco is Harry's enemy. Remus can be defined as a teacher at Hogwarts, or as James' old friend. Sirius is defined as Harry's godfather or James' best friend. So yes, most of the women are defined by their relationships to men, but so are men. When I'm describing the characters to people who don't know, these are the relationships I use.

Rina
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