[Cerek]

I've never read the books and have only seen 1 or 2 of the previous movies. Last year, my 8-yr old decided he wanted to see The Half-Blood Prince. I'm not even sure what number that is in the series. We went to the local video store the day before the movie and rented a couple of the earlier ones, just to have SOME context of what was going on.

Even though I've not seen any of the other movies from start to finish (at least not at one sitting), The Half-Blood Prince was still enjoyable and the plot was self-contained enough to make sense. I suppose I should buy the books (or at least the movies) and actually follow the series from start-to-finish, but I'm only about a decade late to be getting into the Harry-Potter-craze.

One thing I do find interesting about the character summaries; do you think it's possible Hermoine is the real "hero" of the group because the authoress is also female? Does it send the subtle (or maybe not-so-subtle) message that a male may have world-changing power, but he would be dead many times over on his own if he didn't have the wiser and more intelligent female helping him out, thinking things through and maintaining her calm composure when his over-abundance of power suddenly isn't enough to handle the situation?

Just wondering if others see this or not?