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

[Julia Sumens]

No: HPFGUIDX 70047


Melanie: 
>> I am not going to discredit Harry or any
other member of the trio. I realize that they have
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. <<<<<


Eowynn_24:
I agree that through the experiences they have had, especially Harry, They have grown a lot. I don't agree that they are no longer children. I feel that they still show many qualities of a teenager their age. They all have insecurities, they are all learning to be a bit more vocal, and tend to be lax on the rules.  Harry also starts to show a little bit of the tendency to not go to adults for everything, he is in the mind set that he is no longer a child, and therefor can do it on his own.
So while they have grown a lot, they are still children, and they are still learning alot about themselves and each other.

Eowynn_24