It was Muriel's opinion that her dress was low cut. But I like Ginny more as a mother than a girl.

That's because she wasn't acting like her Book-6ish self.

Yes, but the thing is it's still classified as a children's book. Admittedly, there is now loads of stuff worse than that also in the kid's section.

I can't see a 10 year old enjoying Deathly Hallows. It belongs in the Teen section.

It does.

But that doesn't mean it's labeled that way. Same with the (horrible) Princess Diaries books. They should be in the teen section in the library, but since the reading level is for 9 to 12 year olds they are put there.

I hope their parents aren't very strict on content.

It doesn't really matter what section the book's in. If the 10 year old wants to read it, I'm sure they can walk over to the Teen section.

Nobody ever stopped me.

It's just a matter of pride, that I have to check the little kids section for decent Stroud books...

Buy from amazon then...

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Is it weird not to trust online stores?

Anyway, my love for Stroud conquers all pride :wub:

Obviously they can't be. The point is teen books usually have "slightly more mature content" (in some cases more than slightly) or a higher reading level. It lets kids and their parents (if they care) know what they bargained for when opening the book's pages. Like a book rating system almost.

The only books we have from Stroud is Buried Fire and the BT.

I didn't notice any Sueish tendencies in Ginny; unlike a Sue, I saw nothing "special" about her. So she had certain talents and was popular - that happens in real life too, y'know. That being said, I think JKR wrote her horribly. We're supposed to like her, but we are never given reasons to. She hardly does anything in book seven. I never found her funny (though, admittedly, I never found the twins funny either; most of the time, I could barely stand them). Her jealousy of Cho taking Harry up to the Ravenclaw common room was petty and absurd.

This is one thing I really disliked about book seven - and the Harry Potter series in general: JKR pretty much told us who we were supposed to like, and who we weren't. We see almost nothing of James and Lily. All we know about them is they were great people, blah, blah. Why can we never be shown this? That one scene in which they give their life for their son is not enough: I'd say most loving parents would do the same. James and Sirius were jerks in school. Sirius didn't grow up much. Even when Lily was defending Snape, she doesn't come off as being so admirable; her best friend is being tortured by the school bullies, and her mouth twitches as though she were about to smile (I forget the exact phrase.)

By the end of book seven, my previously least-favourite characters had become my favourites: Snape, the Malfoys, Dudley, and Kreacher.

I didn't like this book >_<

Yeah. How quickly Harry took to Kreacher was seriouisly weird. Also, the fact they didn't summon him and bring him along for their travels was.... disappointing. I thought elf-magic would've made it safe. her explanation was too thin.

The jealousy was petty... and I feel NOTHING for james and lily. how can we think they should be together when all we see is a scream and a green flash of them?

and him scribbling her name in his notebook? wow. that's true love right there.

urgh.

I think you would take to someone if they made you yummy food and called you master. ;)

I like Ginny, and Fred and George are hilarious.

They should have LIVED!

And James and Lily were amazing, likewise ginny.

George and Ginny did live.

Jen wrote: and I feel NOTHING for james and lily. how can we think they should be together when all we see is a scream and a green flash of them?

and him scribbling her name in his notebook? wow. that's true love right there.

urgh.

It's bad enough we have to suffer through Harry's love life, but his parent's as well? And the book would have become soo much longer and it wouldn't really advance the plot.

And anyway, who would tell him? There's a war going on, it's not really storytime.

I assume that James, as Sirius said, became less arrogant and Lily eventually stopped disliking him other...then became friends....then started dating.

But to be fair, it is kinda hard to see how someone would forget their childhood friend for the guy who bullies him.

I mean, If Severus loved her that much, he would have made his feelings a little clear, especially since his nemesis was hitting on her.

Who knows, mabye she even felt the same way. But I think Snape changed during school, the people he hung out with, and then calling her mudblood when she was only trieing to help and defend him. After that, she probably hated him, became friends with James, and scince she probably no longer really cared about Snape, fell in love with him. Its Snape's own fualt she ended up with James instead of himself. Sad, but true.

I think she always had regret about Snape, though.