[HPforGrownups] Re: Snape, Harry, Dumbledore, and flaws in the books

[Hannah Pasisz]

No: HPFGUIDX 106206



> Del replies :
> Yes, he acts as a typical 15-year-old. That's my problem. Harry pretty
> much never acted as a typical boy before, in critical situations. He
> was always more mature, more calm, more *adult*. That's the way he was
> during the first 4 books, and then suddenly kaboom ! He's just a
> 15-year-old. That's what I meant by "out of character".


That is how teenage boys are. My husband's young brother was kind and sweet
and wise beyond his years till he discovered girls at age 16. The kind sweet
mature young boy then turned into a walking talking 24/7 MTV ad. I actually
found Harry coming into his teenage years at an appropriate time quite
refreshing.

-Hannah P.
(who rarely posts but loves wasting all day at work reading the 100's of
other posts)