Coming Of Age

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No: HPFGUIDX 75682

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "harrypotterfanatic2000" 
<harrypotterfanatic2000 at y...> wrote:
> 16 is legal for sex in the UK?  Isn't it 17 in the US?
> JKR has said that her characters would be 'growing up' 
realistically.
> 
>  So would this mean that technically, in Book 6 (assuming that they
> are dating), Krum (19) can sleep with Hermione (16) without social
> stigma or legal statutory rape??
> 
> Maybe it's the legalistic, "16 is too young" mentality in me, but 
> that strikes me as wrong...I mean, 16 is too young to drive, but 
old 
> enough for sex with a 20, 30 year old?  
> 
> I guess the legislators in Britain have set this age for a reason, 
but
> would this be crossing the line for Harry Potter??

I doubt we'll know whose having sex in HP, as long as it isn't 
Harry.  I also doubt Hermione's relationship with Krum will get that 
serious.

Is the age 16 reasonable?  That's a matter of opinion.

As far as the age difference goes though, JKR doesn't seem to have a 
problem with it.  Bill is at least 26 and Fleur is 18.  They seem to 
be dating (though we don't know if they're having sex).

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