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sadcypress

Various things that bother me on a Harry Potter reread

Jul 10, 2011 13:40

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bohemiabythesea July 10 2011, 18:14:55 UTC

re (2): it is bcs Voldemort loves imagining himself as the big player and then loses sight of what the great game involves. In fact, I'm convinced he thinks Method Man's 'The Riddler' was written for and about him. *nods*

sadcypress July 10 2011, 18:28:15 UTC

I get that it's a plan with a lot of PIZAZZ, but. SERIOUSLY, VOLDY. You could have Crouch to portkey Harry away at ANY POINT during that year with MUCH THE SAME end result and a hell of a lot less hassle for everyone involved.

bohemiabythesea July 10 2011, 18:33:20 UTC

I read this lovely little book a few years back, called 'Why Nabokov Would Have Liked Harry Potter', and it hinges on exactly that point. There would have been much, much easier ways to do this, so why so complex? Because the joy is inventing the intricate plot. This might be true for The Riddler as it is for the author. If Voldy could have drum rolls and fanfare played for every success, he would totally have it, so he would.

regala_electra July 10 2011, 19:07:56 UTC

I know the last one is something JKR answered on her website because so many people asked her about it. It's not just seeing death that triggers it but the entire grieving process after witnessing someone dying and he'd been too shell-shocked to really absorb it. It's also why Harry didn't see them all along despite his mother (and possibly dad) being killed in front of him, he was too young to process what it meant.

*shrugs*

I don't entirely buy it.

sadcypress July 10 2011, 19:11:47 UTC

Interesting- I never could keep track of the things she addressed there and what she didn't. That one reeeeally feels like the explanation you come up with when you're trying to cover your tracks. OH, JKR, I heart you, but sometimes I wish you could just say, LOLZ, IKR? OOPS!

regala_electra July 10 2011, 19:17:40 UTC

I'm still annoyed by her response to the criticisms of the Lupin/Toniks romance. "Oh, it was going to more obvious but I wanted it to be a surprise! And then I had to kill them both off after I decided not to kill Arthur Weasley!"

Ha ha ha. No.

sadcypress July 10 2011, 19:24:04 UTC

Ughhh, yeah, I remember that one. Like, I get that showing us those characters' stories was never her priority- she was telling Harry's journey and they were side players- but AGAIN, she did them (and her readers) a big disservice by treating them so cavalierly. Yes, they're her characters to do with as she pleases, but that doesn't forgive LAZY WRITING.

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