Snape, Harry, Dumbledore, and flaws in the books

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No: HPFGUIDX 105597

Kyntor:
> This has been mentioned before (if I remember correctly, it was long 
> time ago), but I think that it bears repeating.  The Harry Potter 
> Series was originally intended for children.  In order to appeal to 
> children some of the character traits are exaggerated (as in all 
> children's literature).  Because of this fact, some of the 
> development of certain characters is flawed.  Now that JKR is gearing 
> her books toward a little bit older crowd, she is stuck with some 
> inconsistencies.


In this interview: 
http://www.the-leaky-cauldron.org/quickquotes/articles/1999/1099-connectiontransc.html
JK clearly states:  "When I started writing it, I had never thought
of writing for children."

I don't think it's fair to write the relationshp between Snape,
Dumbledore, and Harry off as inconsistent just yet.  I'm not saying it
isn't possible, I'm just saying that there is still a lot that JK
knows that we do not.

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