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Old 04-11-2008, 07:04 AM   #15
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Originally Posted by Sparrow View Post
Very much a female view of what boyhood is like imho - boys are silly, ineffectual and immature (e.g. Weasleys, Hagrid, Nigel), they just can't cope without strong female guidance (Hermione, Mrs. W).
As an ex-boy, I couldn't relate to them (and HP is just a bore - no wonder they kept him under the stairs! ).
i'm not a boy myself so obviously i'm probably only going to add water to your mill by saying this, but a lot of the boys i knew when i was that age were pretty silly ineffectual and immature...

in fact, a lot of the "boys" i know *now* are still pretty immature ! (not all of them, luckily !!!)

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