The thing is, I think that HP is also about going to school and finding your feet and learning to live in a school community as well, though.
I know it's not just about that - but then, a hell of a lot of the Abbey series, for example, isn't about school at all, is it? (I'm totally woozy on this as I've only actually read one of them - Song of the Abbey - which certainly wasn't; but reading the critics gives me the impression that there's a lot of non-school stuff in that - yet you were counting that series as part of the school story genre...)
I would argue that very much of HP, especially in the earlier books, is literally about school; and the early Harry has a lot in common with Jennings, as well (and, possibly, Harry Wharton from Billy Bunter, too).
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Date: 2005-01-08 02:29 am (UTC)I know it's not just about that - but then, a hell of a lot of the Abbey series, for example, isn't about school at all, is it? (I'm totally woozy on this as I've only actually read one of them - Song of the Abbey - which certainly wasn't; but reading the critics gives me the impression that there's a lot of non-school stuff in that - yet you were counting that series as part of the school story genre...)
I would argue that very much of HP, especially in the earlier books, is literally about school; and the early Harry has a lot in common with Jennings, as well (and, possibly, Harry Wharton from Billy Bunter, too).