Weather (JKR the non-conformist)

[Debbie]

No: HPFGUIDX 57627

GulPlum <hp at p...> wrote:
>I have an observation on weather in the HP books 
> which I don't think I've ever seen mentioned before and could (I 
hope, but 
> I doubt it!) :-) be entirely novel. No conclusions, just an 
observation.
> 
> Note the journeys to/arrival at Hogwarts (references to UK 
editions):
> 
> PS/SS: the train sped past "fields full of cows and sheep" (p. 76); 
> Hogwarts is seen "under a deep-purple sky" and the lake was "smooth 
as 
> glass" (p. 83). (I draw the implication that it was a fine day if 
the 
> animals were out and there was a bright sunset).
> 
> CoS: "... the sky a bright, endless blue under the blinding white 
sun..." 
> (p. 57; nevertheless, the boys drive the car through various 
clouds, so JKR 
> isn't being entirely consistent here); Harry notices the "smooth, 
black, 
> glassy" lake (p. 58)
> 
> PoA: "the clouds overhead thickened" (p. 62), "... just as it 
started to 
> rain..." (p. 63), "the rain thickened..." (p. 64), "it was freezing 
on the 
> tiny platform; rain was driving down in icy sheets" (p. 68)
> 
> GoF: "The thick rain splattering the windows made it very difficult 
to see 
> out of them" (p. 146-147), "the rain became heavier and heavier..." 
(p. 
> 148), "As the train doors opened, there was a rumble of thunder 
overhead", 
> "... it was as though buckets of ice-cold water were being emptied 
> repeatedly over their heads" (p. 151), "...fast becoming a 
gale", "lighting 
> flashed across the sky..." (p. 152), "Hagrid was fighting his way 
across 
> the lake" (p. 155).
> 
> As I said above, no conclusions, just a series of observations... :-
)
> 
> --
> GulPlum AKA Richard, who will be playing close attention to weather 
> conditions during the journey to Hogwarts in OoP.

Me:

GulPlum - I'm surprised this hasn't been discussed before. Even I 
have noticed this, and that's pretty sad. 

I'm pretty sure it was also mentioned in "Ultimate Unofficial Guide 
to the Mysteries of Harry Potter" by Galadriel Waters. An absolute 
excellent book, by the way. Goes over all 4 books chapter by chapter, 
almost line by line.

I, myself, will be surprised if it's sunny the day Harry takes the 
train. I'm expecting a thunderstorm.

-Debbie