Harry Potter is a superior book series to Twilight.

Now you see, you are wrong. In the book it clearly states that she is thrill seeking for adrenaline to see Edwards face. When she jumps from the cliff, it had been mentioned earlier that Jacob's friends had been doing such. She thought is a just a simple cliff dive, not a suicide attempt. It is not a reference to mental instability but devotion. Bella does not rely on Jacob, she denies his want to hang out in the beginning only deciding to to make her father happy. The fact that he helps her, is on him. I disagree, Hermione doesn't seem to have any other friends other than Harry and Ron, and in some way they manage to coddle her throughout the series. Yes, I claim Edward as the "Hero" of the Saga. Meyer does not however portray him as perfect. He is flawed. Edward holds both a dark and light side, such as the one you claim the Harry Potter crew hold within. Edward has to constantly keep himself in check to not drain Bella of her blood. As far Jacob, yes, he is seen as a potential love interest to Bella, but she finds him to be too young and far more enjoys his company. In the final books, Jacob actually becomes a fierce ally to both Edward and Bella. I will attest to the fact that I was wrong, perhaps Hermione didn't go after the troll herself. But I still view her based as an unrealistic depiction. J.K. Rowling can have claimed to have based her off a younger version of herself, but there still remains the feeling of over dramatization. Hermione though is not level headed and takes criticisms far too seriously through the series. You take a low blow, Bella's tripping over herself is realistic. My younger sister falls all over herself when she has a crush. It has something to do with the hormones I am certain. No, Bella is nothing special and doesn't pretend to be. That is what makes her appealing to both men. Her unwillingness to be the object of desire. The tables may have turned if Bella had suddenly decided to take two hours to doll herself up. Hermione though often shows a desire to be something special, and has to put forth an effort to make herself look on a level that the other males may recognize. So you are basically telling me that Hermione is an enabler. Well thats not a good role model. Why should someone be pointing out to children that its ok to lie and cover for your friends. And if she is helping them with their work, doesn't that imply cheating? And if she is doing all of their work and covering for them oftem and solving their problems for them, doesn't that mean she has some enhanced, possibly, an ability that once more no real child could live up to such a standard? Meyer's interpretation of modern teenagers falls pretty accurately. There are numbers to show for it. Statistics show that teen girls suffer from depression after a change in a social circle or the loss of a boyfriend, trauma is also a high risk factor( I think hanging around a vampire whos family at one point or another wants to bite you, counts as trauma). Depression can spur especially in the winter months, hmm, Bella was depressed for the winter, I think things are making sense. Teens with untreated depression are likely to leave or ignore social calls, have trouble focusing on anything other than what is causing the depression and lastly are likely to seek risky behaviors. Surely, there is realism and research going into Meyer's books. Bella is exactly what she is said to be, a typical teen aged girl. Twilight is not in fact a young girls adult book. The books fan base spreads very diversly, such as you claim the Potter books to do. Demographics include and are not limited to; Married women, Married men, Teens (of either sex, but predominately female), younger children, people of every creed, religion and orientation. The books do support a wide fan base. Citations for my arguments can be found at:http://www.teendepression.org... :: http://www.examiner.com...