The first book is like the Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew with magic. I think that was her original intent. As the series got more popular, she made the story vastly more complex, giving us an epic series instead of a string of magical kiddie mysteries.
One comparison would be "The Hobbit" and "The Lord of the Rings". The Hobbit is much more of a fairy tale. The Lord of the Rings was an epic.
1,475 posted on 07/27/2007 12:38:31 PM PDT by Tanniker Smith
(I didn't know she was a Muggle when I married her.)
On another web site, I posted my little geeky entry that Otters are members of the Weasel family. (Yes, I looked it up just to be sure.) I then added a comment that I hadn't figured out what Ron's terrier patronus might mean.
The first response was: "I hope it doesn't mean that Hermione's a bitch!"
TS well, I thought it was funny.
1,476 posted on 07/27/2007 12:41:27 PM PDT by Tanniker Smith
(I didn't know she was a Muggle when I married her.)