[HPforGrownups] They're Not Children Anymore, Are They?

[Melanie Black]

No: HPFGUIDX 69854

Harry, Ron, and Hermione aren't children anymore. I
mean, in *years* they 
are, but in life experience they are very much
adults. They have done things 
that adult wizards couldn't do. The Trio has fought
the most powerful Dark 
wizard in a hundred years and lived to tell the tale.
Okay, Ron and Hermione have 
only escaped him personally one time. But there's
adult wizards who didn't 
get away from LV. They've fought the Death Eaters -
adults who have been 
studying the Dark Arts for *years*. On the "Boring
Harry" thread, everyone has 
listed the great things he's done. I can't consider
him a child anymore. He 
seems lightyears ahead of all the people my age
(seventeen), and Harry is younger 
than me. I would *NOT* put him at our maturity
level. *That's* why the "I 
see no difference" episode doesn't bother me so much:
I do not see the Trio as 
children anymore. I think it's sad they all lost
their childhood. Harry has 
never had time to have any fun. He's either being
abused or the Dursleys or 
he's fighting LV. It might just be me, and I'm sure
I'll get flamed for this, 
but I don't think they're children anymore.
Oryomai
--I'd take orders from the Trio any day.

My reply:  I am not going to discredit Harry or any
other member of the trio.  I realize that they ahve
had to deal with a lot and forced to grow up in many
ways.  However, Harry still has a sense of innocence
in him.  He is a teenager through and through in this
book (actually I found his frustrations to be a
healthy thing for him...he needs to get them out now).
 He is fairly egocentric (not that this is bad).  He
really feels that one day he will wake up and everyone
will hate him even though he has no reason what so
ever to feel this way.  Granted there are many adults
who act this way too..but it is typical teenage
behavior.  Maybe he isn't a child anymore..but he
certainly isn't an adult either.
~Melanie

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