[HPforGrownups] Discerning JKR's intentions

[Kelly Hurt]

No: HPFGUIDX 36421

--- davewitley wrote:

>My view is that while it may be true
>that JKR does want us to think that,
>it's *not* obvious that she does.
>(Please note that we are *not*
>debating whether it's obvious that
>Neville is under a charm: it's the
>degree to which JKR's intentions are
>visible.)

* We are told that, while at Hogwarts, Bertha Jorkins was a gossip with
a steel-trap mind.  

* We are told that later in her life, while working at the MoM, she
bacame forgetful, a bungler shuffled from department to department.  

* We are told Crouch Sr. placed a memory charm on her.  [sidenote: 
While it is implied, I don't think JKR ever states that the Memory
Charm caused the decline of Bertha Jorkins's mental processes. klh]

* We are told that Neville is forgetful, a bit of a bungler.

* It is obvious that Neville & Bertha are similarly forgetful.  

* It is obvious JKR wrote it that way.

* It is also obvious, after 4 novels, that JKR likes to drop hints.

* I, therefore, find it obvious that JKR intended her readers to pick
up on Neville's & Bertha's forgetfulness.  [I can almost her saying
"well spotted!" to some child who brings this up.:=)]

What is NOT obvious to me is whether Neville & Bertha together are a
clue or a red herring.

Kelly the Yarn Junkie

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