Henrietta...

[Milz]

No: HPFGUIDX 19666

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., Amber <reanna20 at y...> wrote:
> 
> Odd things flitting through my mind this morning. Like this one. 
Would
> it have mattered if in the HP books, Harry hadn't been Harry but
> instead Henrietta "Harry" Potter? (Or some other female derivation 
of
> Harry...Angharad a la Robin McKinley?) Would the character still be
> believable/lovable? Would the books have been as popular?
> 
> Just curious what people think, really.
> 

I think it would have been as popular if the main character were a 
girl. Girls and boys can relate to Harry and the supporting cast. The 
idea and the basic theme, imo, are what hooked readers into Harry's 
world. But then again, I don't keep tally of strong and weak female 
or male roles in books. 

Milz