[HPforGrownups] Re: The Female Students

[Liz Sager]

No: HPFGUIDX 33199

>Cindy wrote:
>
> > In fact, there are a lot of female students who are cheated out of
> > personalities in the HP books.  Other than Hermione, the women
> > students (from memory) are Cho, Fleur, Lavender, Ginny, Pavarti,
> > Angelina, Katy and Alicia.  Four play Quidditch, two like Professor
> > Trelawney.  Other than that, we know next to nothing about what these
> > young women like to do.  I know that JKR can't flesh out every minor
> > character, but I'd like to see a few given more substantial
> > treatment.
> >

And then Elizabeth Dalton replied:
>This is a general problem I have with the books, and given that the author 
>is
>female, I have to say I'm pretty disappointed about it. Ok, sure, she 
>originally
>saw Harry as male and it just didn't occur otherwise to her until she was
>underway writing, and his personality was fixed.

I think part of the reason we don't hear much development from female 
characters (other than Hermione) is that when we read the books, we see 
things through Harry's eyes. We see what Harry sees, feel what Harry feels. 
And since he hasn't really discovered girls in "that way" yet, much 
character development is left to be desired. I realize that he's not going 
to notice his teachers in 'that way', but he might wonder in class who 
would. (I have the odd habit of sitting in class of my worst teachers and 
thinking "Who would marry them?" No offense meant, of course :D)

Liz

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