[HPforGrownups] Where are the Scots? Was Interim Report Re: HP on Audio: Dale v. Fry Taste Test

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No: HPFGUIDX 17855


  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Haggridd 
  To: HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com 
  Sent: Saturday, April 28, 2001 11:03 PM
  Subject: [HPforGrownups] Interim Report Re: HP on Audio: Dale v. Fry Taste Test


  --- In HPforGrownups at y..., catherine at c... wrote:
  > 
  > I love his Prof Mcgonagall.  For me, has given it the right amount  
    of sharpness - and he hasn't fallen into the trap of giving her a 
  > Scottish accent which would probably sound too comical, and would 
  > give her less dignity than she deserves.  The sections in CoS and 
  > GoF, when she is portrayed as softening slightly are also well
  done, IMO.
  > 
   To my American ears, MacGonagall's Scots voice by Dale is
  appropriate, and in no way comical.


  I was wondering about that comment.  Why would a Scottish accent be considered comical?  Is that a bit of local prejudice?  I also find it interesting that Rowling, who lives in Scotland and has set Hogwarts in Scotland, has given us no overtly scottish characters, aside from, possibly, McGonagall and MacNair...unless I'm missing something (and I'm sure you'll all let me know if I am :)
  Other than that we have a rather diverse group of characters of African, Irish, Eastern and Asian descent. Where are the Scots?  And what about the Welsh, for that matter?

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