Emma & the HBP (was Re: Harry Potter and Elizabeth Bennet

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> Katharine:
  So, considering how the romance turned out in HBP (R/Hr), Emma is 
about as different from HBP as one can get--frankly I'm a bit 
confused myself as to why JK likes the book so much when she 
scornfully dismisses those kind of relationships as between the 
protagonist and her love interest in Emma.  *shrug*--but that is, I 
suppose, part of the mystery of JK's mind.


Potioncat:
Have not seen the "Emma" movie, IIRC, the reviews said there was 
little in common between the book and the movie.

Knowing that JKR is an Austen fan, and wondering if there was any 
inspiration from Austen in JKR's works, I've read Austen with an eye 
for HP connections. To me the big connection between "Emma" and JKR's 
books, and for this discussion, "Emma" in particular is the red 
herrings. Yes, "Emma" is about romances and match making. In fact, 
think of Tonks in HBP, there's a character like her in "Emma". But 
the events in "Emma" can be compared to the non-shipping part of HP 
as well.

The main comparison is that Emma believes she knows why certain other 
characters are behaving in a certain way. We see them through Emma's 
eyes. In the end, we discover many of them had very different reasons 
for their behavior than Emma and the reader thought. Sound familiar? 
Crouch!Moody for example. Percy and Penny. Possibly Snape?