[HPFGU-Catalogue] 1.2.3 Literary Sources & Influences/ the drive-by back up

[Barry Arrowsmith]

>
>  Science Fiction (64/62)/Fantasy (63/75)
>  -Though I'm sure SciFi purists would disagree, instead of having to
>  assign specific works being compared to one or the other category, it
>  might be easier to combine these two categories.
>
>  C: Barry, Sean - what do you think? I suspect you'd like to maintain
>  the distinction, but there are not many posts. However, if Debbie is
>  also proposing merging some children's classics into Fantasy, it
>  becomes more important to keep the categories separate, IMO.
>

As a Sci Fi purist I'd hate to see it disappear - however there are 
very, very few worthwhile influences/parallels between HP and the pure 
stuff. Be interesting if someone wrote a decent essay on comparisons 
between them though - or at least comparing HP to a specific SF 
classic, 'A Canticle for Leibowitz' say.
And no, I'm not  volunteering.

OK, update.

1.2.8 - Back History; was 120, now 114

1.2.8.1 - Godric's Hollow; was 481, now 443.
Most of the rejects contained either a non-significant passing 
reference, considerations about the Fidelius Charm (in isolation) or  
why Sirius was laughing when Peter pulled a fast one. It might be worth 
considering adding an extra category - The missing 24  hours - some of 
the posts concentrate on this and mention of GH itself is only 
marginal. I  seem to recall that '24 hours' (in its own right) has 
generated a lot of posts in the last couple of years.

1.2.8.2 - Shrieking Shack (not PoA); was 145, now 128.
Despite the heading there were posts that dealt solely with the PoA 
episode.
Once again, I  tthink  there should be a Shrieking Shack II added to 
the list - it's just the right time, too - Pip's 'Spying Game' posts 
have just hit the board and there's an awful lot of analysis of SS II 
from here on in.

1.2.8.3 - Chamber of Secrets; was 35, now 34.

1.2.8.4 - Longbottom torture; was 53, now 50.
40871- Voldy possesses Neville after GH and Neville tortures his own 
parents.
I do admire sick thinking like that.

1.2.8.5 - About  the OoP; was 35, now 26.
Note that 'the old crowd' is not the same as OoP - there is an overlap 
but they are not identical - so if the former was discussed with no 
reference to the latter the post got the old heave-ho.

1.2.8.6 - About the DEs; was 181, now 159.
Posts intent solely on discussing any particular character as DE got 
junked - Snape (of course) plus a few Bagman.
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