biggest SPOILER _ Children's Books?

[Steve]

No: HPFGUIDX 109773

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Josh Warren"
<wjwarren4269 at c...> wrote:

> ...edited... While we can find these additional chewy centers, I do 
> think it wise to remember that JKR does and always has intended these 
> books to be read by children, before we go too far down any given 
> road. :)
> 
> That's all...
> 
> Josh


Asian_lovr2:

While your statement that these books were written for children has
been made several times, and is a belief held by many people, it is
none the less false and has been refuted an equal number of times.

JKRowling did not write these as children's books. She wrote the story
for herself, and wrote it the way it came to her. She never took her
original vision and in any way adapted it for children. 

In fact, she has bluntly said that she will not deviate from her
original vision to suit any audience. From her perspective, if anyone
of any age would like to join her for the adventure, fine; but first
and foremost, she wrote the books for herself, and fellow readers must
take the adventure as it comes; like it or not. 

It was the Publishing company's marketing department who decided the
books could best be marketed to children. They made this decision with
only one book, the first book, to use as their reference. 

So these are not /children's books/. They are just books; old, young,
whatever, you can take it or leave it.

Just passing it along.

Steve/asian_lovr2