Thanks for clearing that up about the Snitch, I guess the movie-moment stood out so clear for me, but now I remember: what was different about it was the surfing. :)
Of course it's a personal decision when you're going to have children, but I'm 27, and so are 6 of my closest girlfriends, and everyone at my job who is around my age (about 5 girls, 2 boys), and all of my brother's friends (he's 26) except for this one guy, none of us have kids yet. I have one girlfriend who is married. All of us went to university, or another school to further our education. All of these people are just starting out in life, finding their own way, finding themselves (and a partner), moving in together, going on amazing holidays and trips around the world... Getting kids in your early or mid-twenties seems more like my mom's generation. Now, it's more early thirties. I don't want to start until late, if ever. What's the rush anyway? And not every girl is dreaming about the day she can have kids either. There actually is other things in life too.
I don't think Hermione is less "brilliant", but I bet her career is suffering for having two kids at her age. It's just not what I, personally and in my very own opinion, imagined for this character. I would rather imagine her going to university and having a career before a family, which can happen a later in life too. Honestly, I (that means for me, not for everyone) think having kids in your early twenties is very limiting, and very old-fashioned, and I didn't like to see it in a "modern" book like HP. But to each their own.
This book, though heavy on the action, had too many problems to be my favourite. That would be PoA for me.
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Date: 2007-07-25 08:00 pm (UTC)Thanks for clearing that up about the Snitch, I guess the movie-moment stood out so clear for me, but now I remember: what was different about it was the surfing. :)
Of course it's a personal decision when you're going to have children, but I'm 27, and so are 6 of my closest girlfriends, and everyone at my job who is around my age (about 5 girls, 2 boys), and all of my brother's friends (he's 26) except for this one guy, none of us have kids yet. I have one girlfriend who is married. All of us went to university, or another school to further our education. All of these people are just starting out in life, finding their own way, finding themselves (and a partner), moving in together, going on amazing holidays and trips around the world... Getting kids in your early or mid-twenties seems more like my mom's generation. Now, it's more early thirties. I don't want to start until late, if ever. What's the rush anyway? And not every girl is dreaming about the day she can have kids either. There actually is other things in life too.
I don't think Hermione is less "brilliant", but I bet her career is suffering for having two kids at her age. It's just not what I, personally and in my very own opinion, imagined for this character. I would rather imagine her going to university and having a career before a family, which can happen a later in life too. Honestly, I (that means for me, not for everyone) think having kids in your early twenties is very limiting, and very old-fashioned, and I didn't like to see it in a "modern" book like HP. But to each their own.
This book, though heavy on the action, had too many problems to be my favourite. That would be PoA for me.