[HPforGrownups] Re: SHIPs and Young Love

[Jake Storm]

No: HPFGUIDX 36178

In discussions of age-appropriateness, Laura said:
>I've heard allot of noise about how Jo is so great at developing the 
>characters/books according to character's age.  However, IRL, can you 
>imagine *any* 14 year old boy just being *on the cusp* of noticing girls?

Well, do give them some credit. In PoA, at 13, Ron was with-it enough to 
notice the curvaceous Mme. Rosmerta, and Harry was with-it enough to blush 
when Cho wished him luck on the way to the Quidditch final. So that gives us 
a year to step back and say "how appropriate is it for 13 year old boys to 
be noticing girls?"

I was born ten years before the characters, and in the U.S.A., but I recall 
really only being interested in girls in that manner when I got into middle 
school, so about 13 or so. I think she's doing alright.

And I second your opinion that it's alright that JKR has avoided making 
Harry and Ron too realistically vulgar or, er, self-exploratory. :)

J

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