HP and Narnia word similarities

oz_widgeon Littlered32773 at yahoo.com
Tue Dec 18 13:27:23 UTC 2001


No: HPFGUIDX 31817

Hello all!  While waiting (not so patiently) for HP V  (please, oh 
please, oh please don't let the delayed again rumors be true!), I 
decided to read the Narnia Chronicles.  I read The Lion, the Witch and 
the Wardrobe as a child, but for some reason didn't read theothers, so 
I decided that I would do so now, and came across a couple of 
interesting things.  So far, I've only finished the Magician's Nephew 
(book 1 or 6 in that series, depending on which camp you decide to 
take up with on that debate) and part way through L,W,W (book 2 or 1 
of the series, again, depending on your camp).  Trust me the  HP 
shippers-anti/non shippers have got nothing on the 'what order should 
the books be read in?' people in reference to the Narnia Chronicles!  
Anyway, in the MN, the main male character is named Digory (with only 
1 'g' and it's his first name), and of course we all remember Cedric 
Diggory in HP (moment of silence).  In L,W,W, the children's last name 
is Pevensie.  Why did this catch my eye?  Well, if you move the 'n' 
and 's' back 2 and 3 spaces (repsectively) and the 'v' forward 2 
spaces (after you've moved the other two into place-confused yet?), 
you get the word Pensieve!  Yes, yes, I know it's been discussed 
before that Pensieve is most likey  a combination of Pensive and 
Seive, but it struck me as odd that a word so similar could be in both 
books.  I know from chats that JKR is a big fan of the Narnia books.
Has anyone else noticed this in other fantasy books?  I'm wondering if 
there will be other words as I progress inthe Narnia books that will 
catch my eye too.  Hmmmm...I either a) am very observant b)am way too 
obsessed with HP and look for it everywhere c) just a bit to left of 
sane or d) have waaaaaay too much time on my hands.  I'd vote for b, c 
and d.
Anyone have any thoughts on this (not on my being crazy-on the words)?
Cheers!
Slon





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