Harry Potter is a superior book series to Twilight.

On the contrary, Meyer's depiction of a teenage girl who loses her love interest is completely exaggerated. Bella Swan nearly attempts to commit suicide at least twice while Edward is away because she fantasizes seeing him when she is doing something risky and dangerous. This shows mental instability. This is just another reason why Bella is too dependent on the male characters of the series. In Harry Potter all of the characters depend on each other, while still maintaining a responsibility to themselves. Bella on the other hand, uses both Jacob and Edward to ease her mind and make her feel better about herself. Hermione doesn't need anyone to coddle her. In fact, you claim Edward as the ‘hero' in twilight which furthers my point that the main character in Twilight just plays a damsel in distress throughout the entire four books. Edward is the perfect boyfriend, the ‘chosen' one. Jacob is the side kick who doesn't get as much attention and Bella connects the three of them. This is similar in Harry Potter. Harry is the chosen one yet he is flawed and sometimes even shows that his ego makes him a little big headed occasionally. Ron is Harry's friend who doesn't get all the spot light but is fiercely loyal anyway. And as I've said, Hermione is the female counterpart to the two who easily holds the two together, especially during their school work. There is one stark contrast between the two. Bella is dependent on both men; Hermione is dependent on both men, but they are also dependent on her. She is able to hold her own ground. In fact, the Harry Potter trio are friends, and show that it is possible to have a friend of a different gender without being infatuated with them. You also claim that Hermione's stubbornness has gotten her in trouble during the books, especially the first one, but you are mistaken. Hermione does not go looking for the troll, but in fact was in the girls bathroom unknowingly when the troll had entered. Harry and Ron went looking for Hermione to warn her about the troll and ended up having to save her with her guidance from beneath the sinks. When the professors arrived, Hermione took credit for everything as a way of thanking the two boys for saving her life. Hermione is one of the most level headed characters in the book, and always seems to know how far to take a situation and in what direction. But she isn't perfect. We learn in the first book that she's a terrible flyer and she stays up nights on end to study to get the grades she does. Knowledge isn't her key, but a willingness to get done what is needed. In fact, you claim that Hermione isn't a realistic depiction of a young girl but, J.K. Rowling actually inspired Hermione directly on her younger self. You have assumed that I meant that because Hermione was smart, Rowling didn't make her the prettiest girl. This assumption is wrong. We find out that Hermione is actually extremely beautiful in the fourth installment during the Yule Ball. The reader later finds out though it took her at least two hours to tame her hair. Meaning, if Hermione put in the effort, she could be as attractive as she wanted to be. I pointed out the Bella was nothing particularly special to show how unappealing Bella Swan is. She is just a normal girl, so what is it about her exactly that stands out enough for both men. It must be the way she trips and falls on her face that appeals to them. You also claim that Hermione never cares for her friends but there are countless times when she is covering for them. Between helping Harry and Ron with their papers and homework to helping figuring out the different mysteries, she was always there for them. She was the one that cracked the mystery of the chamber of secrets. She found out it was a basilisk; she figured out it was using the pipes to travel through the castle. She also helped Harry during the tri-wizard tournament as well. And while they were risking their lives, running from snatchers and Voldemort, she never left him. Meyer's interpretation of teenagers make them seem like pathetic individuals who have no sense of self and are unable to care for themselves. Rowling on the other hand shows the faults and strengths of each character throughout every single event in the books. No character in the book is wholly good or wholly bad (with the exception of Voldemort and he wasn't always that way). In Twilight, there are just good guys and bad guys, but Harry Potter shows us that good and evil lives in all of us. As Sirius Black says, "We've all got both light and dark inside us. What matters is the part we choose to act on. That's who we really are." I would also like to argue that Twilight definitely has a slimmer ranger of audience. You claimed that the "age group targeted for Rowling's books, are much younger and more impressionable". This is flat out false. While it may be a children's book originally, the books deal with adult themes such as discrimination, loyalty and friendship, and genocide. The books also become very mature and dark as they progress which would appeal to an older audience. Twilight is a romance novel specifically targeted for teenage girls. Harry Potter can appeal to men and women, boys and girls. It is a family book. Twilight is a young adult girls book.