JKR and intuition

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No: HPFGUIDX 23055

Amy Z wrote:

(hey, how about this:  I was just reading a Celtic myth about a king 
who got a silver arm!).

Magda Grantwich quoted the Oedipal article:

"Harry's facial scar . . . "brings to mind other special marks, for 
example, the scars Oedipus had on his feet, where his parents pierced 
them before they left him to die, the mark of Cain, who murdered his 
brother, and the stigmata of Christ, who, being the Son of Man, was 
murdered by his collective parents."

Above are just two examples of how JKR, consciously or subconsiouly, 
draws deftly from folk literature, the classics and that deep vein of 
shared anxieties and experiences a Jungian would be better equipped
to explain. I find this one of the most fascinating and enriching 
things about her writing. Here's a great quote from an interview JKR 
did in Canada:

Rogers: Your books have brought sort of a renewed interest in Latin.

Rowling: [laughs] I went back to my old university very recently, I
did French and Classics there. I had to give a speech, which was 
very nerve-wracking because I'm speaking to very studious and 
learned people, some of whom used to tell me off for cutting 
lectures. And I said in my speech 'I'm one of the very few who has
ever found a practical application for their classics degree. 

Red Queen

P.S. This does NOT mean I endorse the Oedipal Harry. That's going
just a little too far!