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My 8 year old Nephews all read the Harry Potter books and their were no nightmares. They understood it was a fictional story and had no problems with it. My 9 year old Neice just finished the series and had no issues.
Different kids respond to the books in different ways. I am sure that some kids had problems with the material in the later books. I also think that many younger kids who were reading the later books did not catch on to some of the bigger, more adult themes.
It is kind of like taking a kid to a Disney movie. There is always stuff in the movie that the adults laugh at or grin at and the kids totally miss it. They don't have the same life experiences so they don't respond the way an adult would. I imagine that is the same way for a wide variety of books. There are some scary scenes in Harry Potter but unless a child have had some very real life experiences he/she may not glean on to how serious the situation is and won't react the same way an adult would.
(shrugs)
I laughed at my older brother because book 7 came out two weeks before I went on a camping trip with his family. He was so worried that I would spoil the book for my Nephew, then 9, that they made sure to read and finish the book before the trip. My Nephew found is as silly as I did but we had a good time discussing the book and starting to re-read it together.
My Neice told me that Doobie (sp) would be a good name for her cousin because it would be nice to remember his sacrifice. She also recommended Voldemort, Creature, Severus, Tom Riddle, and Draco because she tends to like the bad guys in books and movies more than the good guys. She loves Darth Vader and thought Anikin would be a good name as well.
I am going with no harm done.
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