[stylist] Discrepancies in Harry Potter

[Eve Sanchez]

++She often took the names of historical figures as well and used them
in the stories. For example (just one of many), the Potters.
Historically, there were some famous witches named Potter. That was
long ago, so

On Thu, Apr 25, 2013 at 8:13 PM, Donna Hill <penatwork at epix.net> wrote:
> Bridgit,
> Rowling likes weaving in legends and sometimes presents them in a way which
> seems to be the author's POV, when it is really a statement of the common
> perception of the community. The statement about Death not being able to see
> through the cloak is directly from the fairy tale which discusses the
> Deathly Hallows in Tales of Bedle the Bard. It does not surprise me that in
> Harry's world, people would have the common belief that this is actually
> true. In our world, legends are sometimes -- probably often -- given more
> powers than they truly have. Considering what the cloak could do, alluding
> Death is simply the next logical exaggeration  that would occur as the story
> was handed down from generation to generation.
> Donna
>
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> Pollpeter
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> Donna,
>
> You're absolutely correct, however, I find it difficult to believe that
> Death can not see through the cloak, which is established once we learn of
> the Deathly Hallows,  but some other magical object can. Whether this is an
> over-sight in the creation of the story, or as you suggest, a piece of
> withheld info we just are not privy too, it's not very believable for me.
>
> Bridgit
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> Date: Tue, 23 Apr 2013 20:24:13 -0400
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> Bridgit,
> My opinion on the Moody's eye/Harry's cloak is that this is not a
> discrepancy. The belief that an invisibility cloak is impenetrable is
> wide-spread in the wizarding community. The properties of Moody's eye are
> not common knowledge. Remember that he was essentially a member of the
> wizard CIA with the access to high tech tools which that implies.
> Furthermore, in not initially giving the reader the knowledge about this
> exception, Rowling ensures that the revelation of this fact is more dramatic
> when it occurs. Withholding information is just as important in fiction as
> revealing it. Donna
>
>
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