James and Intent

[Brian]

No: HPFGUIDX 186977

I'm amazed that someone could see James as one of JKR's few failures in 
characterisation.

Nearly ALL the characters are cardboard cutouts.  We never get to know 
Ginny, for example, which is why so man could not accept her for Harry.
Even Ron is a two dimensional character used, by JKR's own words, for 
comic relief.

The ONLY characters we see in depth are Harry, and to a lesser extent, 
Hermione.  Even Harry is unrealistic as an apparently "normal" 
eleven-year-old, highly unlikely having been neglected and living in a 
cupboard for ten years.

JKR had great ideas for a story and situations, but characterisation was 
NOT her strong point.  (As for romance...   haha)

Brian