Harrys POV versa facts (was: Re: Courses)

[Amy Z]

No: HPFGUIDX 15155

Jennifer K:

> > Or do you mean that fact and Harrys personal impression is mixed 
> > without this being stated in the text???

Heidi: 

> The story (well, most of it) is actually told in what's called Third 
> Person Limited, which means that every scene that Harry is in is 
> shown only from his perspective, and there are no perspective 
shifts. 

<good explanation of what different POVs are like snipped out>

Right, Heidi--thank you for saying much more clearly what I tried to 
say.

That isn't Harry speaking when the narration says she "signed up for 
everything," but I do think it shows his slant.  And in general, 
throughout the books, the narration has a tone that suggests there are 
many times it shouldn't be taken quite literally.  I took this 
statement as hyperbole, partly because we know there are more courses 
than these 5.  It =is= possible that Hermione took every single one 
available to 3rd-years, but Harry's trouble deciding implied to me 
that he was trying to narrow the choices down from a lot more than 5.

Amy Z

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