OOP: Voldemort's Name-Annoying!

opal1159 opal at cogdreams.com
Thu Jun 26 23:06:50 UTC 2003


No: HPFGUIDX 64595

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "michaelkgidlow" 
<Veritas771 at h...> 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?
> 
> Michael


Because Rowling's made such an association, we'll notice when 
someone -doesn't- shudder, and that may be a turning point.

Opal






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