Pitch black at 7 pm? (Was: Re: Gleanings from 3rd Viewing)

[joanne0012]

--- In HPFGU-Movie at y..., "Sister Mary Lunatic" <klaatu at p...> wrote:
> 
> Besides, it's literarily atmospheric, and the author wants it that way.
> Same reason that the full moons in Chamber of Secrets do not correspond 
with
> the actual dates of the full moons in  1992 (or whenever).  You're dealing
> with an artificial world created by Ms. Rowling, where things ARE AS THEY
> ARE WRITTEN, because it's convenient to the plot!

Hmph, I can see the need to let JKR mess around with moon phases, but if she 
wanted the kids to arrive at Hogsmeade in the dark, they could have just left 
King's Cross later and saved all that troublesome spell-making.

Remember, the reason we get so picky and LOON-y about these things is that 
JKR herself has put in lots of hints in the stories, inviting close examination.  
But we are slowly learning that things that are related to science and 
numbers, whether it's moon phases or the number of students at Hogwarts, are 
not quite as well-thought-out as her references to history and mythical tales.