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Stephen King on "Harry Potter"

DO NOT BOTHER WITH THIS POST IF YOU HAVE NOT FINISHED THE LAST HARRY POTTER BOOK (which begs the question..."Where have you been?!")

For everyone else, just follow this link to Stephen King's take on Pottermania. Like him, I, too, was surprised by the use of the word "bitch" in what started off as a children's series. Loved it, though ;)

The clearest sign of how adult the books had become by the conclusion arrives — and splendidly — in Deathly Hallows, when Mrs. Weasley sees the odious Bellatrix Lestrange trying to finish off Ginny with a Killing Curse. ''NOT MY DAUGHTER, YOU BITCH!'' she cries. It's the most shocking bitch in recent fiction; since there's virtually no cursing (of the linguistic kind, anyway) in the Potter books, this one hits home with almost fatal force. It is totally correct in its context — perfect, really — but it is also a quintessentially adult response to a child's peril.

In any case, enjoy the article!

posted by Calai @ 11:56 AM