Mrs. Norris

[karob_7]

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From: karob_7
Subject: Re: Mrs. Norris
Reply To: [Yahoo! #7640] Mrs. Norris
Date: 8/23/00 2:32 pm  (ET)

<<Anyway, I picked up the book Mansfield Park, by Jane Austen, at a
friends house and I noticed that there is a character named Mrs. Norris.>>

You are right--that can't be a coincidence. The Mrs. Norris characters
share the traits of meddling and being troublesome. I never made the
connection.

<<Has anyone noticed any other Jane Austen references in the HP books?>

No, not really. Although I suppose you could make the connection between
Colin Creevey and the odious Mr. Collins. Colin's worship of Harry isn't
unlike Mr. Collins' of Lady Catherine de Bourgh. :)

Karin