Fictional plot holes (was: The Romance)

[eggplant107]

Carol earlier:

> > everything from typos like "miniscule" for "minuscule" 
 
It's time to face reality, there is no consensus on the proper spelling of this word; in fact the Lexicographers at the Oxford English Corpus say miniscule actually outnumbers minuscule, by a ratio of about 55% to 45%. I agree that whatever spelling it should be consistent throughout the entire series but I'll bet that has something to do with differences in the British and American editions.

> I wait for someone to Apparate to Tucson to watch the film with me.

I would but I don't have my license yet, I spenched one toenail last time; but for heaven's sake see the movie! And when you do, go in with the understanding that however good it is the movie will never EVER be as good as the book, however it can still be very enjoyable if you don't keep a mental check list while watching it of every time it deviates from the book. In fact it's best to pretend you never read the book, although I know that can be hard. I really wonder what the movies would look like to somebody who never read the books.

> the developmental editor should have indicated that 
> the Elder Wand subplot was not entirely clear and consistent
> and should have been more fully worked out. 

As I've mentioned before, the Elder Wand subplot does indeed contain a plot hole, but certainly not the one you're talking about.

> there *is* a discrepancy between the date of the letter,
> which is just after Harry's birthday and therefore very
> early in August, and the date of the Fidelius Charm as
> mentioned in PoA (a week before Halloween).

I don't have the book handy but are you saying there is an actual DATE on the letter? I sure don't recall that.

> although the FC isn't specifically mentioned, DD has
> already borrowed James's Invisibility Cloak, which
> Dead!DD later tells Harry he borrowed a week before
> their deaths. 

Did Dead!DD specifically say "a week"? By the way, I take anything Dead!DD says with a grain of salt because I'm not sure if the information came from Dumbledore or Harry's imagination.

 Eggplant