Shared thoughts

[snow15145]

No: HPFGUIDX 108755

Kneasy:

Hope I haven't done too much damage with the snipping, but I try
to give a response at least as long as the piece I'm quoting.
Not sure if I can manage it this time, though.

Firstly you may have noticed that I stay away from TT threads -
that's because I dislike them intensely. I'm one of those who
consider then as an authorial cop-out - there are very, very
few writers who can make them work satisfactorily; off-hand I
can only think of Ken Grimwood's 'Replay' as one I'd read again.
And I get very cynical about SF on TV resorting to TT - I suspect
that economising on sets and props and the barren-ness of the
script-writers imagination has much to do with the frequency
with which they turn up (or return up).

Snow:

Thanks for the reply Kneasy and I agree with you about Time Turning, 
I wasn't crazy about the idea but it seemed to fit, so I thought I'd 
bring up the idea. I apologize for not snipping any of your wonderful 
post, I thought it best to refer to your post number (108664) instead 
because I felt it would have been double posting since I couldn't 
properly snip it.

Kneasy:

Putting my prejudices aside - you've  put your finger on a point
that I've wondered about before - DD. You're right - he does
seem to have fore-knowledge of events, he does on occasion
seem to have had a peep  at the script. Sometimes his reactions
to  events are just plain wrong; they don't fit unless he already
knew about what has just happened.
 
So  far I've rationalised this by postulating that his plan *is* the
result of fore-knowledge - he sees his plan in it's entirety and
he makes damn sure it runs on rails - no deviations allowed,
though I think he's about to hit a rocky patch. Where this fore-
knowledge comes from, I'm none too sure, but I hope like hell it
ain't TT or I'll be banging on the bookshop counter demanding
my money back.

Snow:

Is this rocky patch you mention where Dumbledore might have to let go 
and give Harry the reigns? 

Kneasy:

You may also be right about Voldy  wanting to be 'whole' or it
(the fight in the Ministry) might have been an attempt to con DD
into destroying Weapon!Harry - the WW's best bet as Voldy!Bane.

Snow:

When you say Voldy!Bane are you referring to the centaur Bane? 


Kneasy:

You've obviously put a lot of thought into  this one and I'm only
sorry I can't be more enthusiastic about it. It deserves discussion, 
but I'd only try and change it into something else - which would 
be bloody annoying for you and unfair of  me.

Snow:

I put a lot of thought into Harry Potter period. Let's just call it 
obsessed. I don't care if I am right or wrong if someone can find an 
answer that is satisfying I would rather they pick my post apart. If 
something I post gives someone else an idea that contributes to 
getting closer to the ending, I am all for it even if they have to 
rip it apart. 
Even if I were the one to be able to complete this awesome puzzle 
that JKR created, very doubtful, I would credit having done so based 
on the enormous input from this site which is made up of people 
questioning and changing your original thoughts. What competition for 
JKR, and they say two heads are better than one.