Philosophy for kids! (Re: book six title)

[a_reader2003]

No: HPFGUIDX 102898

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, K G <moonmyyst13 at y...> wrote:
> Alina <alina at d...> wrote:

> From Mugglenet:

> 1st July 2004
> 
> Erm
 it is perhaps time for me to reveal 
> the title of Book 6! I am nearing completion of the 
> first draft and have definitely decided upon a 
> title. I had numerous possibilities in mind, but 
> as I wrote, I realized that only one did the book 
> justice.
> 
> The more clever Potter fans may recognize that 
> the title relates directly to both 'Order of the 
> Phoenix' and 'Chamber of Secrets.' I will be 
> highly amused if one of you can guess exactly 
> what's going on!
> 
> Alas, the time has come! Here is the reward for 
> you lot that so diligently figured out all the puzzles 
> on the site. If you scroll down to the bottom of 
> this page, I will reveal to you the title of Book 6!
> 

> The title of Book 6 is:
> Harry Potter and the Pillar of Storgé


Carolyn:

*If* this rumour doesn't turn out to be a quite exceptionally clever 
spoof, this link is thought-provoking:

http://www.montreat.edu/dking/lewis/TILWEHAV.htm

Here, CS Lewis describes his motivations in writing a novel 
called 'Till We Have Faces'

First he prefaces his comments with the interesting and highly 
relevant remark:

"An author doesn't necessarily understand the meaning of his own 
story better than anyone else, so I give my account of Till we have 
Faces simply for what it is worth."

Then he says about how he came to write it:

"All came into focus: and had drawn into it many sympathies that had 
found no vehicle in earlier books--for the ugly woman, the barbarous 
idolator, the humane sceptic, and (above all) the friends and lovers 
of those who have a vocation or even a faith." 

And on the theme of storge:

"The role of storge love; what is the hold that affectionate love has 
on humans? At what point does this kind of love cease to be love and 
becomes instead a demon?" 


If this rumour has any truth in it at all, it would seem that Book 6 
could have an exceptionally ambivalent theme about family love, and 
complicate our responses to 'bad guys' like Snape and Umbridge even 
further, although I suppose we are to assume agape will overcome all 
in the end.

Personally, I am somewhat sceptical just because it is such a clumsy, 
and frankly outrageously intellectual title. If she goes for it, that 
would be amazing. She really will be setting some tough hurdles for 
kids - yippee.

Carolyn