"Horn, John" wrote: > > I do like how the books are becoming more mature > and sophisticated as Rowling has gone on. I > wonder how much of that is intentional or just a > result of her maturing as a writer.
That is intentional. IIRC, Rowling is writing the books to be age appropriate for the age-level that Harry is in the book. (i.e., the first book is supposed to be appropriate for 11-yr-olds, both in difficulty and subject matter). I have a feeling that each book will get increasingly ambiguous regarding good/evil as he gets older. > Now that the kids are 16 or so, I've been > wondering if there is some sort of anti-sex hex at > Hogwarts! There must be! > There was the scene when they tried to go into the girls dorm to fetch Hermione, which activated the staircase. Perhaps we'll see more of this if Harry gets a girlfriend. -- Matt _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
