Conspiracy Theories

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No: HPFGUIDX 96604

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Steve" <bboy_mn at y...> wrote:
> 
> So, let us all on both sides of the 'ESE!' theories remember that it's
> all in fun, and we go at it knowing that the chances of getting it
> right are microscopic. But I really don't think it's about getting it
> rigth, it's about exploring the possibilities, and afteral, anything
> is possible. Although, I try my hardest to contain my wild
> speculations to what I think might be likely.
> 

I'm all for fun and it's not as if everybody is a serious contender for
ESE - just a select few.

But a thought has occured to me. Just what was JKR's expected 
audience?
Consider:-
She wrote (or outlined) it in one lump.
She has stated that she will not change the plot to suit anyone.
She only expected to sell a few thousand copies.

This is the only series I know where the hero ages a year every 
episode. He has an imposed time limit as a child, as an adolescent.
He changes, he matures - is this really material intended for say, 
9 to 10 year olds? Or do most people expect that Harry would be
yet another literary clone of Peter Pan and never really change,
never face 'real life' crises, never have to face unpleasant facts?
Yet this aging is a key part of the series and of Harry; JKR has
stated that she thinks books where there is no change, no
development are creepy. Are 'rites of passage' books the most
suitable for young children?

What if when it was written she expected her (small select) fan 
base to grow at the same rate as Harry?
If fans started the books aged 11, by the end of the series they would 
be 20 or so.

Definitely not children. 
I wonder....

Kneasy