[stylist] Discrepancies in Harry Potter

[Donna Hill]

Eve,
It seems to me that I recall her saying that as a child she had neighbors
named Potter and always liked the name. Still, both could be true.
Donna

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++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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> 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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