[HPforGrownups] Dragons: Rowling v. McCaffrey

[Danette Schardt-Cordova]

No: HPFGUIDX 24485

Robyn, If you are Weyr bred then you must know that if
you ask any weyr pair they will tell you that their
partner is the most cuddly and comfortable thing they
have ever seen.  I'll grant you that the main appeal
is in the interpersonal relationships but Prefect
Marcus is right, compared to Rowlings dragons
McCaffery's dragons are downright cuddly.

Danette

PS Besides I always thought Ruth was the most adorable
thing I'd ever seen. :)


--- Yis M Koslowitz <tkoz1 at juno.com> wrote:
> Alright, I hear what you are saying. I still don't
> see them as cuddly -
> they do have teeth and fight. McCafferey is
> generally more interested in
> feminine things - interpersonal relationships,
> particularly the close
> human/other love - the perfect acceptance/soulmate
> thing. That is a
> stereotypically female preadolescent fantasy. So the
> premise is somewhat
> touchy/feely in that sense. 
> But why do JKR's dragons have to be dinosaurs? Can't
> they just be enraged
> beasts of any sort - governed by instinct - in this
> case to protect their
> young. I don't see them as particularly malevolent
> when not threatened.
> They don't hunt out humans to kill, in the way that
> Calvin's dinosaur
> does. And by the way, Calvin does have that perfect
> soulmate/other in
> Hobbes. 
> In which case, I will borrow a concept from another
> series - David
> Eddings Belgariad, where the sorceress Polgara
> speaks the language of the
> birds but realizes they really don't have much to
> say. The HH doesn't
> have much to say - a bellow of rage covers it all. 
> 
> Robyn, still Weyrbred, and perfectly capable of
> breathing fire. 
> 
> 


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