Identifying and Labeling the HP Series

[JP Smith]

No: HPFGUIDX 176990

HP (Harry Potter) for Grownups, I have a question for the group.

As the title of this message says.  How would you go about labeling the HP series as far as the genre of fantasy that it is.  For example:

JRR Tolkien: High Fantasy
Robert E. Howard: Sword and Sorcery

So on and so forth.  You can definitely make the argument of epic fantasy, given the scope and volumes of the books,  but I think this is misplacing them as there is a definite personal element that is usually not at the forefront of such works. What I mean by this is I think at the core of the stories is about the growth of Harry Potter as a person seems to be more often than not the enciting elements of the plot rather than He-Who-Shall-Not-Be-Named's attempt to control the world.  I'm sure that one will bring lots of arguments, heh.

So what would you say?  And if you have a category  please add other examples to give us all perspective.

JP

PS:  Has anyone seen the previews for the new movie "The Seeker"?  Harry Potter, Jr anyone?  I think the main character's name is Larry Topper. hehe :P

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