JKR's narrative strategy (Was: Whose point of view ?)

[pcaehill2]

No: HPFGUIDX 107137

Carol wrote:
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> Technically, the narrator of the Little Hangleton scene in GoF is 
>an objective narrator, who reports the action or historical 
>background without entering any character's mind, but it's simpler 
>to think of it as the same limited omniscient narrator who has 
>stepped for the moment outside Harry's POV. (The narrative voice is 
>different--more distant and authoritative.

Pam replies:
I also have thought that the Little Hangleton scene may be the 
narrator presenting Harry's dream (remember his link to Voldemort), 
sort of like a television screen in his mind. In this sense, the 
scene isn't deviating from Harry's POV at all; just letting us into 
his mind as usual, but without telling us initially that it's his 
dream.

If this is the case, then the only scene outside the 'limited 
omniscient' narrative (from HP's perspective,that is) is the opening 
scene in SS--but, even parts of that could be argued to be 
a "memory" of sorts (maybe wizard babies remember more? lol)

Pam (a lit major in another life)