[HpforGrownups] Harry's scar a snake? (OOP spoilers)

[Odile Falaise]

No: HPFGUIDX 65235

I, Odile, wondered:

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>>>But what I would like to know is: *where* is the
scar situated on his forehead? I get so annoyed
watching TCTMNBN, where they have it off to the side.
Wouldn't it make more sense for it to be where his
"third eye" is? No doubt this has been hashed,
rehashed and cornbeef hashed a million times on this
list...<<<


then Pat replied:

>>>Actually, I haven't seen it discussed on the list,
at least not for the last six months or so! My
impression of "where the scar goes" is that JKR TOLD
the movie people where to put it. Can anyone dig up
the interview?<<<

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And me again (that would be Odile):

A-ha!  I found... something:

here's the link:

http://www.zap2it.com/movies/news/story/0%2C1259%2C---7740%2C00.html

here is the excerpt:

Fans Note 'Harry Potter' Scar is Askew
Thu, Jul 19, 2001

<<<In the trailer for the upcoming "Harry Potter and
the Sorcerer's Stone," however, the scar appears above
the right eye of actor Daniel Radcliffe, who portrays
Potter.

<<<As it turns out, the moving magical scar is not a
mistake. Filmmakers knew full well where the book's
illustrators had placed the scar - but J.K. Rowling,
the British author of the Potter books never
pinpointed the scar's exact location in the narrative.
In fact, a Warner Brothers source quoted by
Entertainment Weekly said that Rowling only told
filmmakers she wanted the scar to be "razor sharp" and
"just off center." Apparently, she never really
specified where the scar had to be.

<<<So how about those book covers? Potter illustrator
Mary GrandPr said the placement was left up to her.
"I guess everybody has their own interpretation," she
said.>>>

Back to things list, Keith wrote:

>>>Maybe as the time of the prophecy gets closer, it
will become a sharper and more obvious snake. It would
make perfect sense that it isn't actually a lightning
bolt. That would be extremely sneaky of JKR:
describing it as a bolt all these years, only as a way
of tricking people's brain to see it a certain way.
<<<

Odile again (c'est moi):

I totally see your point, and it would be pretty kewl
if it was indeed a snake - I mean, the prophecy *did*
state that "the Dark Lord would mark him as his
equal," and Voldy sure does like those snakes!

But I still hold to my original opinion: that the scar
is indeed a lightening bolt, caused by a clash of the
elements fire and water, as in a raging storm, when
Voldy tried to AK Harry.

Lightening is fire at its most destructive (outside of
a nuclear bomb, probably!) - certainly equal to
Voldemort at his most destructive.

Or not.  ^_^