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I’m probably reading waaaayyyyyy too much into this, or just have Harry Potter on the brain (the latter is definitely true regardless), but we were discussing gothic literature today in my Romantic Literature class, namely two rival authors from the late 1700s. Their names?
Ann Radcliffe and Matthew Lewis.
For those who don't have HP on the brain, in the movies Harry Potter is played by Dan Radcliffe, and Neville Longbottom (also known as "The Chosen 1b") is played by Matthew Lewis.
Coincidence?
Well yes, but it's neat nonetheless. Though from what I understand, they weren't each other's only rival or even their main rival. But it was still interesting; also very weird to hear about how Matthew Lewis wrote a notoriously smutty book that formed the basis for Britain's pornography laws while unintentionally picturing Neville Longbottom.
Also, in the movie Becoming Jane, Ann Radcliffe is played by Helen McCrory, who plays Narcissa Malfoy in the HP movies (it also starts Julie "Molly Weasley" Walters and Maggie "Professor McGonagall" Smith).
Ann Radcliffe and Matthew Lewis.
For those who don't have HP on the brain, in the movies Harry Potter is played by Dan Radcliffe, and Neville Longbottom (also known as "The Chosen 1b") is played by Matthew Lewis.
Coincidence?
Well yes, but it's neat nonetheless. Though from what I understand, they weren't each other's only rival or even their main rival. But it was still interesting; also very weird to hear about how Matthew Lewis wrote a notoriously smutty book that formed the basis for Britain's pornography laws while unintentionally picturing Neville Longbottom.
Also, in the movie Becoming Jane, Ann Radcliffe is played by Helen McCrory, who plays Narcissa Malfoy in the HP movies (it also starts Julie "Molly Weasley" Walters and Maggie "Professor McGonagall" Smith).