In what way do you think Lawrie has a less strong personality than Nicola? As Nicola herself says to Karen, 'Honestly, you're like Lawrie [...] You're a budge-notter... not soft a bit...' (Sorry, am quoting from memory as book is downstairs, so I may not have it entirely correct, but the gist is there)
She certainly acts a lot younger than Nicola, particularly in the earlier books (though she's still flapping and exclaiming over having to carry part of the picnic down a foggy beach, and irritating Giles, by Run Away Home) and is content to let Nicola do the question-asking in Autumn Term, but I always see that as yet more of Lawrie's youngest-kid coping strategy of behaving as if she expects special treatment on the off-chance that this will make the special treatment show up.
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Date: 2007-09-28 10:00 am (UTC)She certainly acts a lot younger than Nicola, particularly in the earlier books (though she's still flapping and exclaiming over having to carry part of the picnic down a foggy beach, and irritating Giles, by Run Away Home) and is content to let Nicola do the question-asking in Autumn Term, but I always see that as yet more of Lawrie's youngest-kid coping strategy of behaving as if she expects special treatment on the off-chance that this will make the special treatment show up.