Harry's abilities/audio recordings

[Cassandra Claire]

No: HPFGUIDX 10652

--- In HPforGrownups at egroups.com, John Walton <john at w...> wrote:
> Keith said:
 
Keith wrote: I thought of this while trying to hold up the super-
Harry theory. I  believe it may, just may, support it. Possibly James 
and Lily's abilities have combined to make Harry immensely powerful 
on an instinctive/higher level which he hasn't learned how to access 
yet.
 
John: Magids! Yay! It's interesting that our two most highly-regarded 
works of fanfiction both take the "higher level" thing as part of 
their plots. Lori has the Mage thing going, and Cassie has the Magid 
thing. 


I always wonder if I would have taken the story in a different 
direction if I had joined HP4GU before I wrote DD. It seemed to me 
self-evident that there was * something * special about Harry -- 
otherwise, why would Voldemort have wanted to kill him in the first 
place, and why would the curse have rebounded when he did? Without 
really thinking about it, I instinctively subscribed to the theory 
that Lily's sacrifice prevented Harry from dying, but wouldn't have 
been enough to cause Voldemort's destruction (as has been pointed out 
numerous times, certainly during V's reign of terror someone must 
have died to protect someone else before Lily did it.) So I assumed 
it had to be something special about Harry in particular, 
although "super-powers" certainly might well not have been it, that 
just seemed like a handy solution at the time, but as I've been 
following this discussion I have come to wonder if perhaps another 
explanation might not be more satisfactory. (Search me if I can 
figure out what, though.)


And thanks for the "highly-regarded" plug <g> although there's an 
egroup out there that refers to mine and Lori's stories as "those 
fanfictions that appeal to the lowest common denominator." <eg> I 
guess that means y'all. (Somehow ASA seems to have escaped censure, 
although Penny and Carole get referred to as "Peggy and 
Carole"..can't win 'em all I suppose.)  


John wrote: "::sudden thought:: Okay, Heidi (and other legal folks) --
 would a recording of Draco Dormiens or PoU, assuming Cassie/Lori 
agrees, be an infringement on JKR/WB's rights? Cassie/Lori, what are 
your thoughts on the matter?"

I wouldn't have a problem with it as long as whoever played Draco 
agreed to wear the leather pants.

Cassie