At least respect JKR

[romulusmmcdougal]

No: HPFGUIDX 109481

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "vmonte" <vmonte at y...> wrote:
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> vmonte now:
> I support you too, Duffypoo. I love the Harry Potter books and I 
> think that JKR is a wonderful storyteller. IMO none of us would be 
> here discussing our theories if the books were garbage. 
> 
> vivian - also a Sherlock Holmes fan

RMM:
I agree wholeheartedly as well.
However, we have to distinguish what is going on here, or else we are 
really wasting our time theorizing on the books.
First, do we have a solid basis for theorizing about the outcome of 
the books, the meanings underlying the narrative, and 
whatever "hints" or "clues" have been inserted into the stories?

If the answer is YES, then ANY and ALL ambiguities that appear in the 
narrative have to be considered.  Correct?

This means that we are allowed to consider any and all dates and 
times with an eye for discovering the significance of them.  Yes, we 
see that many dates and times are incorrect.  This can throw us 
immediately into the mindset -- well Jo is bad at math, she said so, 
so we must ignore any and all dates and times.

We have also seen where a red herring name like Evans has been 
speculated upon and then Jo tells us that it was an inadvertent move 
on her part to name the character Evans.  So, does this now push our 
mindset into the area that says -- well, Jo is bad at names, she said 
so, therefore we must ignore any and all instances where ambiguities 
show up in regards to names.
Place names would then fall into this category and any other name as 
well.

If we continue down this path, then what are we left with?
Hints and clues to what?  Are ANY of them valid clues or hints 
anymore?
The whole thing becomes a fruitless search for the truth, because 
that is what we are doing when we theorize.

Does Jo not tell us to try to figure out what is going on if our wits 
are about us?  Therefore, we can trust in Jo Rowling to give us valid 
hints and clues in everything including dates, times, places, and 
names, even though she has made mistakes in all these areas.

RMM
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