The Little White Horse by Elizabeth Goudge -- spoiler warning

[samnanya]

No: HPFGUIDX 84318



pay homage to a character in The Little White Horse
> > by Elizabeth Goudge, one of JKR's favorite books - I am in
> > the middle of reading that now, more comments and
> > observations when done.
> > 
> 
>  Would you mind pointing me and the list in the general direction of 
> the interview where she told us this? I'm particularly interested in 
> her 'literary tracks', since as an author, I know that anything we 
> read in childhood will effect us greatly down the line. I was 
> perfectly astounded to find how many parallels can be made between 
> C.S. Lewis's Narnia and Harry Potter... I have made over 50 and am 
> still making them. I have only found one cohesive parallel between 
> Harry Potter and Tolkien (that is, a non-surface parallel, something 
> that sinks deeper than just the basics), but there may be more 
there. 
> That parallel lies between the Mirror of Erisred and the enchanted 
> mirror of Galadriel. Both take the same fuction, if you think about 
> it- mirrors that show the viewer an unknown potential- and he/she is 
> unsure about what *exactly* that potential is, only that it can be 
> realized. Both mirrors are dangerous. Both mirrors are seductive. 
But 
> both could serve a useful purpose if you harness your emotions and 
> can control your desire. 
> 
>   As for the C.S. Lewis parallels... they're too numerous to count 
> and the file is too big to be uploaded in text. As for other 
> children's books... I was very interested to discover The Enchanted 
> Castle by E. Nesbit, which had a few very interesting quotes about 
> magic. 
> 
>    If literary parallels really intrigue you, I have started a group 
> for discussing them as they relate to Harry Potter. Anyone is 
> welcome, but keep in mind it's not a general Harry Potter list. No 
> messages will be censored, but we may bore those not interested in 
> going into the minutae of a writer's life and J.K. Rowling's 
> unconcious mind. It's here: 
> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HP_Writers_Group/join
> 
> <another snip of the sissors left only this>
> 
> > g. to provide Harry with someone to explore the MoM with,
> > particularly the arch - I dont see Hermione going back
> > there anytime soon (before graduation) if for no other
> > reason in that it affects Harry so much.
> > 
> 
>   Hermione is not interested in anything which makes her feel 
strange 
> or out of control of her own senses. I think that's probably why 
> she's a little disturbed about her feelings about Ron right now. She 
> seems to be handling her relationship with Krum well... but I 
suspect 
> that's because there isn't much behind it. But I have hopes that 
what 
> is going on with Ron is a whole lot deeper. As for what happened 
with 
> the arch, I suspect it disturbed her a lot because she could sense 
> its eerieness, and that kind of thing freaks her out. It is not 
> something she can solve or look up in a book. She is so very right-
> brained. Luna is the exact opposite. I hope they never have to 
> collaborate on a school project. 
> 
> 
>  -M.M. 
> 
> ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
> "if we ever want to achieve real peace
> in this world, we must begin with the children."
> -Gandhi