[stylist] Discrepancies in Harry Potter

Tue Apr 30 15:13:07 UTC 2013

Eve,
Someone did a great article on the comparison with the Roman emperor on
Mugglenet. It was abouthow the Roman Severus rose to power. It was before
the last book, so it fed into the impression that Snape had betrayed
Dumbledore, which was never my perspective, so I didn't really retain it.
Donna 

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From: stylist [mailto:stylist-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Eve Sanchez
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Unless they came out since the vision loss, I probably read them and likely
have them. :) I am not sure what connection Snape would have with a Roman
Emperor though. I also seem to recall another reason for his name, but can
not say what that is right now. I am thinking it may have something to do
with the root meaning of the name, but I would have to look that up. Eve

On Mon, Apr 29, 2013 at 10:19 AM, Donna Hill <penatwork at epix.net> wrote:
> 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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> 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
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: stylist [mailto:stylist-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Eve 
>> Sanchez
>> Sent: Friday, April 26, 2013 11:38 PM
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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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>>> Bridgit Pollpeter
>>> Sent: Wednesday, April 24, 2013 5:51 PM
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>>> 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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>>> 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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