OOP: Voldemort's Name-Annoying!

gabnai1 gabnai1 at yahoo.com
Thu Jun 26 16:27:12 UTC 2003


No: HPFGUIDX 64325

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "whizbee2000" <swmil at m...> 
wrote:
> > Michael wrote:
> > I liked OoP, though it's plot was a bit more predictable than the 
> > others, but anyway, one thing really annoyed me. Is it really 
> > necessary to say that people shudder whenever Harry say 
Voldemort's 
> > name. I mean, there is not one time in the book (at least that I 
> > remember) that Harry says Voldemort's name and the text clearly 
> says someone shudder. I kind of felt like Rowling was treating us 
like 
> > babies, like we didn't know that people shudder at Voldemort's 
> name. I got really annoyed with it after awhile. Anyone agree with 
me? >>>
> 
> 
> I agree.  I wish everyone would say his name.
> 
> "whizbee2000"

Actually, there was a big change.  Many more people started to say 
his name, including Hermione and Ron.  It was interesting to see that 
Draco and the DE's shuddered a lot more at the name than the DA class.

Marta






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