Gender balance If HP were a girl

[Celeste Chang]

No: HPFGUIDX 15028

> 
> > > My point being, if Harry had been female, I don't think it'd 
have 
> made
> > > any
> > > difference, as long as she had the same adventures et al that 
> Harry
> > > has.

Actually, I have to disagree slightly... some things may have changed.

As a boy, Harry tends to keep things more quiet and to repress 
emotions. Males in general tend to bottle up emotion, and rarely just 
sit and have a nice talk. A girl usually will. As a girl, Harr-ieta 
(haha) might be more open about confessing certain things. And 
besides, as a girl, she might develop some cozy feelings for Draco 
once those hormones get flowing...

Speaking of Draco, certain confrontations might not quite play out the 
way they did in canon if Harry were a girl. I don't know whether Draco 
is the kind of boy who will strike a girl, but he didn't strike me (no 
pun intended) as that type- Hermione struck him in third year and he 
didn't retaliate physically- or even verbally, even though no teachers 
were around. Even though Harry and Ron were there, he's done nasty 
things to Herm while the boys were around (calling her Mudblood). Of 
course, the lack of retaliation could have been due to shock, but...

- Celeste Chang