Picking apart HP harms enjoyement? (was Yet another SHIPping idea...)

[raolin.rm]

No: HPFGUIDX 31576

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., "ftah3" <ftah3 at y...> wrote:
> I enjoy discussion lists like this one because for me it *is* all 
in 
> fun.  I love to see what other people have picked up on in the 
books 
> that I've missed; I love to see the range of possible 
interpretations 
> of details; I love to see other people loving the books as much as 
I 
> do.  All of that enhances my enjoyment of the books, really.
> 
> I've really made a concerted effort to not pass judgement on 
> possiblities ~ rather, to not decide that one possibility is TRUTH, 
> and another is not.  I may settle on one as being more possible in 
my 
> mind, but imho it's not fact until JKR makes it canon.  
> 
> Doesn't stop me from being reeeeeally impressed and loving some of 
> y'all's ideas, though.  :-)


I agree, and analyzing the possibilities just shows how good the 
books are.  For those (few) who are so unfortunate as to become so 
attacked to their pet theory that they literally are disappointed 
when they don't come to pass, I feel a bit sorry, but I really doubt 
that there are very many folks in this position.  I consider myself a 
fairly active SHIPper, but at the same time, I certainly have to 
admit that my interpretation may not be the correct one.  Most of the 
SHIPping posts (which prompted this discussion) seem to be similar: 
we see possibilities, we prefer those possibilities, but few of us 
will disagree that other possibilities are available.

Joshua Dyal