The Female Students (and other female characters)

[liana_l_s]

No: HPFGUIDX 33314

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., "elfundeb" <djdwjt at a...> wrote:
> I can accept this as a partial explanation (and a full explanation 
> in the case of Cho), but cannot hide my broader disappointment about 
> the lack of clues that there are witches out there doing interesting, 
> non-stereotyped things.  As someone who as a child (more or less pre-
> women's lib) was always searching for books that projected positive 
> images of women (regardless of the gender of the main character), I 
> do feel that HP fails somewhat in this respect to date, with the 
> sole exception of Hermione and there are instances where even she 
> behaves like a damsel in distress waiting for the boys to come to the 
> rescue (most notably the troll scene).
> > 

This, for me, was one of the more interesting components to 
the "Quidditch through the Ages" book (and to a lesser 
degree, "Fantastic Beasts"). There are women leaders (one of whom 
outlaws the killing and use of Golden Snidgets), women researchers, 
women Quidditch players (according to the book, the only position women 
do not usually play is that of Beater, meaning they play all other 
positions - and could play a Beater with the appropriate skills), 
women adventurers (if I'm right that Jocunda is a woman's name - 
she made the first Atlantic broom crossing) and women inventors. 

For me, I'll wait until the series is finished before passing 
judgement on the goofiness of most female characters. I do think 
there'll be more developemnt, and opportunities of proving worth, 
bravery, intelligence and character to come.

Liana