[HPforGrownups] Digest Number 4188

[Darrell Harris]

No: HPFGUIDX 89743

The narrator is just a voice, not a character. Usually
but not always
he or she sees from Harry's point of view, but
sometimes it's as if
the narrator is an invisible presence witnessing and
reporting events
from the outside. We're treated at one point to Vernon
Dursley's
thought (though not really his perspective) and at
another to Frank
Bryce's. I very much doubt that Dumbledore will ever
be the POV
character, simply because he needs to remain
mysterious.

Who else would know that Snape never found out who set
him on fire? 
JKR.

Carol


I think it's easier to compare this to a biographer's
prospective. After interviewing those involved taking
copious notes one reconstructs the story then retells
it from the knowledge gained. When possible one uses
1st person perspective for direct quotes and input.
Where one couldn't rebuild the 1st person knowledge
the information is presented using the available data
that was gleaned from those who were there.

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