[HPforGrownups] OT: Re: Snape, Harry, Dumbledore, and flaws in the books

[weildman]

No: HPFGUIDX 105797


Laurasia: 

<<<BUT, take Lord of the Rings- Tolkein left book 2 of a trilogy with Frodo
dead, and Sam taking the burden of the ring and continuing on.  Tolkein was
setting himself up as an evil author who could kill the  main character if
he wanted to, so readers were scared that all of their beloved characters
could die at any moment.>>>

Katie:

<<<If the elves will permit a brief, OT post:

Your post was fascinating; I just wanted to make one minor 
correction. Frodo is not dead to the reader at the end of The Two 
Towers; he is quite alive, but captured in the Tower. (You can make 
a comparable point with Gandalf, though!)>>>


Trevor:

I would also point out that Harry Potter is written as 7 distinct novels in
one series where as LOTR was written as one book- the editors broke it into
3 parts for marketing concerns.  The HP series therefore consists of much
more distinct novels rather than one continuous book.

As a more on topic thought, how do we know JKR hasn't pulled a Gandalf with
Sirius?  We, as well as all the characters, believe him dead.  He may be, as
a twist tradition but only JKR knows for sure.

Downers are usually big parts of a good series (Empire Strikes Back,
LOTR-TTT as published).  They allow really good comebacks.

Trevor