SHIPs and Young Love

[talondg]

No: HPFGUIDX 36140

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., Ms Lizard Gizzard <lizgiz1980 at y...> wrote:

> I agree that the series is a relaxing break from the
> constant in-your-face sex of modern literature, but I
> don't think the freedom from descriptive sex will keep
> JK from providing some romantic tension between the
> teenaged characters.  

One of the things that has struck me about this series is that the
complexity of the books is growing in synch with the maturing of the
characters; a 14 year old Harry and friends gets a much more mature
and complex story than an 11 year old same.

I'm certain this is done on purpose. Isn't the book release schedule a
book a year too? And each book represents a year in Harry's life?

It's clear from GoF that Harry & Ron are on the cusp of discovering
girls, and it seems equally clear that a relationship betwixt Ron and
Hermonie is developing (although where that ultimately leads is pure
speculation at this point)

It's hard to imagine that inter-charcter romance would _not_ be woven
into the books eventually. 

DG