07-25-2003, 11:48 PM
Or maybe Rowling figures that the average 12 year old will find out about all of the troublesome parts of puberty soon enough and don't need to read about those issues in the place they go to escape.
They are kids oriented fantasy novels afer all.
JKR is trying to do two things, create a safe fantasy world where the good guys win and the bad guys lose and where steadfast adherence to virtues such as loyalty and courage always wins out in the end. AND she's trying to sell books to kids and their parents.
So, JKR will never write anyting other than a chaste kiss on the cheek and boyhood crush into her stories. It would be cutting her own throat.
While Harry may well end up having a girlfriend ( I don't think it will be Hermione, I see Ron and hermione as a couple some day ) at some point in books six or seven, you'll never hear anything more than you'd have heard about the Hardy Boys' girlfriends or Archie and Betty.
They are kids oriented fantasy novels afer all.
JKR is trying to do two things, create a safe fantasy world where the good guys win and the bad guys lose and where steadfast adherence to virtues such as loyalty and courage always wins out in the end. AND she's trying to sell books to kids and their parents.
So, JKR will never write anyting other than a chaste kiss on the cheek and boyhood crush into her stories. It would be cutting her own throat.
While Harry may well end up having a girlfriend ( I don't think it will be Hermione, I see Ron and hermione as a couple some day ) at some point in books six or seven, you'll never hear anything more than you'd have heard about the Hardy Boys' girlfriends or Archie and Betty.
Some people are like slinkys, not really good for anything but you just can't help but smile when you see them tumble down the stairs.