Harry Potter's Girl Trouble

Although I did not run out and buy the Harry Potter series in book form , I do proudly own them in Blu-Ray. I purchased them for pleasure, not to critically analyze them. They are intriguing due to the magical content itself. It gives you focus outside real life. There is and always will be one form or another of sexism. I do not completely agree with Christine Schoefer's article where she insists the the female characters are inferior to the male characters. The books are appropriately titled Harry Potter for a reason. If the series were focused primarily on the female roles, then it should be titled differently. The Harry Potter books follow Harry Potter himself and his journey to magical maturity and his endeavors along the way. There are indeed more influential male roles compared to female roles. However, the female roles are just as important. Dumbledor and Hagrid are two primary male roles who are Harry's mentors and father figures whereas Ron and Hermione are his friends who accompany him throughout his magical adventure. Hermione serves as the wisdom to this diverse group of three. She is studious to remain competent and current in wizardry which is historical dominated by males. Unlike Harry Potter who is recognized by the stories of his battle with Lord Voldemort as an infant and his famous lightning bolt scar, she has to earn her place. Her choice to focus on her studies is the reason she "has no girlfriends" and where Christine stated "she felt sorry for her", I do not. No matter what gender you are, in order to stay ahead of the game, you have to put in the effort. Once again proving herself as not the typical female who is conscious of their looks, Hermione comes across as almost a tomboy which helps her fit in even more with Harry and Ron. Girls will be girls, we are more emotional and showy of emotions then most males. We will blush in the presence of an attractive person. This example is shown in Christine's article where she points out Ginny, Ron's younger sister, does blush and stammer around Harry. J.K Rowling, the author of the Harry Potter books, is just trying to show that Harry is physically attractive as well as an aspiring wizard. Ginny does become Harry's love interest and ultimately marry and have kids. There are female characters scattered throughout the series but none individually that really influence Harry. J.K. Rowling wrote an incredible series of books even though they are based on males. If Christine Schoefer is truely perturbed by the stereotypical writing, then she should write her own series with the lead character being a female.