[HPforGrownups] Re: At least respect JKR

[Sherry Gomes]

No: HPFGUIDX 109439

Samnanya-
"And how exactly is Nick's deathday of 1492 one of her biggest 
mistakes? How can you say that the date is not CRITICAL in oop or 
later books?"


DuffyPoo:
First of all, I will only respond for myself, and not to the whole rant you
posted.  What I said and what HunterGren said, was intelligent, whether YOU
think so or not.

As to my comment regarding 1492, all I was saying was, if JKR hadn't put
that - or any - specific date into the text, all this speculating about
birthdays, dates the story started, etc, ETC., would not be possible.  I
never, once, indicated - or certainly never intended to - that 1492 is not,
or may not, become very important.  Nobody knew which 'dull, grey Tuesday'
JKR was referring to in PS until we were given 1492 as reference in CoS.
That is ALL I am saying.

I have a great deal of respect for JKR.  While I believe she is a very
intelligent woman and a good writer, I don't think she walks on water, as
some people do.  She is able to make mistakes.  She says herself she is no
good at maths (and I admit, to me, that translates to dates as well).  She
gave us FLINT after all and Mark Evans.  We've discussed the
ancestor/descendent deal to death.  And let's not go to the Prefects and
House Points thing.  Not to mention the fact that the Hogwarts Express
leaves at 11 a.m. on Sept 1 every year...whatever day that may be, Sept 2
has always been a Monday.  

Sherry now

I think that every great creative person stirs up debate about their work.
How many times do actors or musical entertainers get criticized or praised
to the skies?  It's part of the whole mystique.  Why should an author be any
different.  i've never read one post on this list that treats JKR
disrespectfully or bashes her in any way.  Even my all time favorite author
ever made mistakes in his very few books, that I smile fondly over when I
read the books for the millionth time.  It's actually a mark of the
affection we have for the stories, that makes us look at everything, trying
to figure it all out and to understand why or when.  I'm not as detail
oriented and don't care as much about the mistakes as some others, but I
never find those speculations or questions to be showing disrespect for JKR.
In fact, I think it shows how much the people posting those questions love
and read the books.  I think JKR must be thrilled to read it all.  It's
never done in a sneering kind of way.

Sherry G