JKR's Fountain Of Ideas

[sandra87b]

Hello everyone - this is my first posting to this group, so I hope 
you like it.

I'm not sure if this has been discussed or not, but it's a subject I 
really get into.
There are websites out there which show the striking similarities 
between characters in the HP series and, for example, certain 
cartoon characters, or the lifiting of names and roles from 
mythology, which I find fascinating - I love knowing where ideas 
come from, and I love to see how 'close to the wind' someone 
chooses to sail. Anyway, I just found another 'spark of inspiration' 
which I've never seen mentioned anywhere before - literary 
detective work can be entertaining for up to minutes at a time.

When P Pettigrew is supposedly killed by Sirius back in years 
gone by, the only proof of his supposed death is a finger left 
behind at the scene. Well, I was reading a book about the 
Romanoffs and the only genuine, bona-fide proof offered to the 
public (at that time) that the family had been murdered was a.. 
wait for it.. a finger, supposedly belonging to the Tsarina, left 
behind at one scene of their supposed demise (where the 
bodies were claimed to have been burned). How about that! I'm 
not saying JKR is wrong to do things like that, I'm just saying I 
love finding things out and seeing how one thing leads to 
another. You should see how much other big name writers 
plunder the archives for. Don't get me started...

So my prediction for The Half Blood Prince is that a huge ape will 
climb to the top of Hogwarts, Harry will find a red cape and take 
to wearing his underpants on the outside, Ron will decide to sail 
around the world in a triple-hulled sealed glass box (without 
eating) and Hermione will release a series of opera cd's before 
discovering cigarettes and gin. Hagrid will shoot someone for 
breaking into his hut, Dumbledore will take a break from being a 
headmaster in order to appear as a host on a popular quiz 
show, and Snape will adopt a French accent and solve whatever 
mystery is thrown at those meddling kids. Mr Weasley will get a 
job at a nuclear power plant, and Ginny will grow dreadlocks 
which look remarkably like snakes. Go on JKR, prove me wrong.

Sandra