Harry Potter is a superior book series to Twilight.

According to Dictionary.com, suicidal is defined as: su•i•cid•al    [soo-uh-sahyd-l] adjective 1. pertaining to, involving, or suggesting suicide. 2. tending or leading to suicide. 3. foolishly or rashly dangerous. The third definition would probably be the most relatable, yet they all describe her actions. I urge you to read this article (though it is about the movie it represents the same theme and telltale signs) and tell me that Bella Swan was not a suicidal teenager. Sure, cliff diving was safe. But when beneath the water, she fought the urge to resurface to stay with Edward. Her intent originally was not to kill herself, but her intent became suicidal when she fought her bodily need of oxygen to stay within the waters grasp. If it hadn't been for Jacob being in the right place at the right time, she would have drowned. May I add, this is yet another time she is dependent on a man. She can't make the right and conscious decision to rise to the surface and take a gasp of air, but needs a man to make that decision for her by pulling her to safety. http://abcnews.go.com... She again, does need Jacob. Is she didn't need him, she would have died. In fact her entire fascination with Edward was helped along by Jacob unknowingly. She depended on Jacob to fix the motorcycles. She depended on him to teach her how to ride them. Every step of the way she was using Jacob; taking advantage of his feeling and using them for granted. She was whole heartedly and fully dependent on Jacob during New Moon. She slowly rotted away without Edward. Your accusation is wrong about Ms. Granger. She does have friends and she does spend time with them, for instance the Patil twins and others, but her best friends are Ron and Harry and naturally she is going to spend the most time with them. As for Edward, I will restate my claim before. He is portrayed as the perfect boyfriend. Bella even calls him "perfect", "beautiful" and a "Greek god". While he may struggle with his blood lust, Edward never once gives in to the urge. Not even slightly. This just makes his perfect image even more perfect. He may have this internal conflict going on, but is never more than anything internal. The characters in Harry Potter actually do slip up on occasion. They're only human. And the fact that Edward remains so chaste during the series is very unlikely of any teenage boy today. Edward Cullen is the ultimate boyfriend; he's perfect. The problem with perfection is that it isn't real and this over exaggerated image that Meyer paints can and probably has altered teenage girl's perception of love and the ideal man. In fact, another flaw that Meyer gives her heroine in the story is her lack of personality. Bella Swan is a blank slate that any teenage girl can project herself on to make the reading seem as if they are the main character. And eventually, Ms. Swan decides to change herself completely for this man. She leaves everything that she's ever known true behind and ultimately ends up committing suicide. After a very unhealthy pregnancy, Bella's stomach is torn to shreds by the demonic spawn that Edward and she have created. Only then, does Edward try to put her through the transition to becoming a vampire even though Bella had begged him in the several months prior. Ultimately their child becomes the biggest Mary Sue (character who is seemingly perfect in every way and has no flaws) ever known to literature. And have I yet mentioned that Edward is 107 years old and Bella is 17? That's highly illegal in many states. And even when she turns 18, that's just plain disgusting. Who wants to have sexual intercourse with a man who is nearly a hundred years older than you? Overall: Harry Potter -deals with adult rated themes that are intertwined appropriately with interesting storylines 1.Genocide 2.War 3.Abandonment, Adoption 4.Loss and death 5Murder -the characters are multidimensional with flaws and strengths -love and friendship are abundant throughout the works -capitalizes on intelligence and how important an education is -appeals to all audiences -funny and clever characters and plot lines Twilight -singular theme of unrealistic teenage love 1. flat characters with unappealing personalities 2. over emotional main character who has no personality 3. an uninterested father who could careless about his daughter 4. a mother who is distant both physically, mentally and emotionally 5. a poor teenage boy overcome with puppy love (pun intended) -perfect boyfriend who has unlikely traits of 107 year old man -puppy love is the only real love in the book series -Bella often skips class with Edward and brushes school off -slim audience of teenage girls -repetitive storylines in which Edward is always rescuing Bella