HP and Jane Austen

[catherine at cator-manor.demon.co.uk]

No: HPFGUIDX 17900

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., Dave Hardenbrook <DaveH47 at m...> wrote:
> At 10:25 AM 4/29/01 -0400, wings909 at a... wrote:
> >That's funny this is mentioned.  I have the skelton of a fic 
already with
> >Ginny as Emma, Harry as Mr. Knightley,  Ron and Hermione would be 
a stronger
> >Mr. Martin and Harriett, Draco is of course- Frank Churchill, and 
I had
> >either Lavender or Parvati as Poor Jane.
> 
> I see Harry as Mr. Knightley all right, but I see Hermione as Emma
> (Oh dear, I'm making an argument for H/H shippers, aren't I?) :)
> 
> 
> 
>                                                  -- Dave

I can't see Harry as Mr Knightley and Hermione as Emma.  Mr Knightley 
is the one who hovers in the background, offering moral guidance to 
Emma, gently pointing her in the right direction and leting her make 
mistakes and get to the right place by the end.  Emma is wilful and 
spoilt, and although her intentions are generally good, she makes a 
great deal of mistakes.  Therefore, if anything, I see them as the 
other way around.  (In fact, I'm more likely to see Dumbledore as 
Knightley and Harry as Emma, but I don't think that that would 
particularly work in fanfiction!)  How about Ginny as Emma and 
Hermione as Mr Knightley???

Catherine