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

[Milz]

No: HPFGUIDX 17861

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., "ender_w" <ender_w at m...> wrote:

>    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?
> 

Hagrid, especially in SS/PS, "sounded" Scottish to me when I read it. 
The diction of his dialogue seemed to follow the Scottish accent. 
Granted it's not written as definitively (stereotypically?)Scottish 
as Brian Jacques' style of portraying various UK accents, but Hagrid 
sounded Scottish (or maybe a little Northern).

I also have the sense that Moody is a Scot too from his use of 
stereotypic words "Oh no you don't laddie". But you are right. 
Rowling doesn't use much onomatopoeia (I think that is the right 
term) in her characters' dictions as other authors like Brian 
Jacques. But it makes reading her books easier than Jacques. 

:-)Milz