Point of View (Was: The Magical World)

[justcarol67]

No: HPFGUIDX 90219

"Chris" wrote:
<snip> one point I think most people are over 
> looking is how the books are written. The books are always written 
> from Harry's POV. So we, the readers, only know what Harry knows, 
> what Harry is told, what Harry sees etc. Perhaps JKR is doing an 
> Asimov and keeping large areas of her world uncovered, for herself or 
> other writers to touch upon at a later date, perhaps?

Carol responds:
I just did a huge thread on point of view in HP for an audience of
one. (Thank you, Andrew!) If you care to read it, here's a link to my
second post (the first post is quoted in full):

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HPforGrownups/message/89786

It's all about the limited omniscient point of view, its variations
and its limitations. At least you'll know that one person has paid
attention to how the books are written!

Carol