It's true that the quote isn't self-demonstrating, but I feel that Harry Potter is a significant enough work for pretty much everyone reading this page being aware that McGonagall is several decades older than Harry, even if they never read the books or watch the movies themselves.
Although, while the relationship between the two characters definitely fits the trope in later books, I'm not sure this quote is the best exemple of it. The simple fact that she calls Harry by his last name here seems to indicate that the relationship is still that of student and his teacher.
Edited by GreenLizard9
A 10-year-old and a 21-year-old isn't really very intergenerational, people don't have children when they're eleven.
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Well technically it's possible for an eleven year old to have children.
I'll take this cupcake... ''AND EAT IT!''
I saw the David and Jonathan example, and am trying to find support for it in The Bible, but can't seem to find their ages in any useful locations, at least not without more information. Do we have a source for this?
How — and when — do you tell a philosophy it's adopted? What do you do when it wants to meet its birth adherents?
Esther Grace Earl (RIA) and her many adult friends, including novelist John Green and Harry Potter Alliance co-founder Andrew Slack. Didn't want to add this to the main page if it didn't belong.
A weird little kid who grew up into a weird little teenager.
I have removed this quote because it demonstrates the "friendship" part but nothing indicates these characters are different ages unless you know them. If you disagree i will discuss thank you