Is this the post that we think was from JKR?
justcarol67
justcarol67 at yahoo.com
Fri Dec 24 22:06:29 UTC 2004
No: HPFGUIDX 120572
moonmyyst quoted this post from mooseming:
> > IMO (should be H but I'm still working on that!), the final
showdown has to be at Hogwarts.
> > I find this very hard to justify because it simply feels right. In
> no particular order here are my 'reasons':
> >
> > It is the spiritual home for the main protagonist, antagonist and
> for DD (the narrator). <snip>
> > This is a coming of age story, traditionally this is marked by a
> > symbolic change of state e.g. getting married, becoming a king,
> dying (don't panic), and in this case graduating (I think).
> >
> > Most compelling for me however is that it is the place where the
> books and the story truly come alive, Hogwarts is the single most
> > charismatic 'character' in the books, it lives, has secrets both
> good and bad, has a past and internal conflict. To me Hogwarts 'is'
JKR, it shares her sense of humour and generous nature.
> >
> > Regards
> > Jo
>
moonmyst commented:
> Notice how it is signed??
>
>
Carol responds:
Yes, but I also notice that she refers to the author as JKR and to DD
as the narrator--that last is a glaring error and IMO makes it
impossible that "Jo" is JKR. Nor do I think she would refer to her own
"humour" and "generous nature." Just my opinion!
Carol
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