[stylist] Discrepancies in Harry Potter

[Donna Hill]

She also borrows from mythology and there was a Roman emperor named Severus.
Draco means dragon and I know there are many more but I haven't read the
books in a while, and it's not coming back as clearly as it did once. There
are several books about the series and its connections to literature,
mythology and history on Bookshare.
Donna 

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From: stylist [mailto:stylist-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Eve Sanchez
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And also, her neighbors could have been a part of that famous family.
;)  Seriously though, if you look in the Encyclopedia of Witchcraft, you
will find many names that also appear in the Harry Potter books.
Coincidence? I think not.

On Sun, Apr 28, 2013 at 10:21 AM, Donna Hill <penatwork at epix.net> wrote:
> 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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> Sanchez
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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
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: stylist [mailto:stylist-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of 
>> Bridgit Pollpeter
>> Sent: Wednesday, April 24, 2013 5:51 PM
>> To: stylist at nfbnet.org
>> Subject: [stylist] Discrepancies in Harry Potter
>>
>> 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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