[HPforGrownups] Where are the Scots? Was Interim Report Re: HP on Audio: Dale v. Fry Taste Test

[Hallie Usmar]

No: HPFGUIDX 17971

For some reason, I always have Lily as being of Welsh descent - Evans is 
definitely a Welsh name, and red hair is a Welsh trait (okay, technically a 
Celtic trait - I'm of Irish descent and have red hair, but who's counting?). 
  Maybe it was just me being stupid.  Certainly there are no obvious Welsh 
people.
Hallie


>From: "Morag Traynor" <moragt at hotmail.com>
>Reply-To: HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com
>To: HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com
>Subject: Re: [HPforGrownups] Where are the Scots? Was Interim Report Re: HP 
>on Audio: Dale v. Fry Taste Test
>Date: Sun, 29 Apr 2001 15:44:01
>
>Ender wrote:
> >   --- In HPforGrownups at y..., catherine at c... wrote:
> >   >
> >   > I love his Prof Mcgonagall.  For me, has given it the right amount
> >     of sharpness - and he hasn't fallen into the trap of giving her a
> >   > Scottish accent which would probably sound too comical, and would
> >   > give her less dignity than she deserves.  The sections in CoS and
> >   > GoF, when she is portrayed as softening slightly are also well
> >   done, IMO.
> >   >
> >    To my American ears, MacGonagall's Scots voice by Dale is
> >   appropriate, and in no way comical.
> >
> >
> >   I was wondering about that comment.  Why would a Scottish accent be
> >considered comical?  Is that a bit of local prejudice?  I also find it
> >interesting that Rowling, who lives in Scotland and has set Hogwarts in
> >Scotland, has given us no overtly scottish characters, aside from,
> >possibly, McGonagall and MacNair...unless I'm missing something (and I'm
> >sure you'll all let me know if I am :)
> >   Other than that we have a rather diverse group of characters of 
>African,
> >Irish, Eastern and Asian descent. Where are the Scots?  And what about 
>the
> >Welsh, for that matter?
>
>To my Scottish ears, a Scottish accent is not comical, either! :)  I wonder
>if Star Trek's Scotty has a lot to answer for?  *His* accent sounded
>*extremely* comical to British ears.  As for other Scots, I always imagined
>Hagrid with an Ayrshire accent, until JKR said it was West Country, and I
>imagine Madeye Moody as a Scot "OH NO YOU DON'T, LADDIE!" sounds very
>Scottish to me!
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