Inconsistencies (Was: Hermione's parents)

Katie anigrrrl2 at yahoo.com
Fri Aug 3 17:39:56 UTC 2007


No: HPFGUIDX 174396

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "sylviampj" <autr61 at ...> wrote:
<<<SNIP>>>
 
> Once again I ask - why is it *our* responsibility as readers to 
> make up excuses and explanations for all the stuff the author 
>didn't bother to make clear or just plain forgot about?

va32h..
<<SNIP>>

Sylvia:
> 
> Did Ron have two careers? Or is JKR making it up as she goes along?
> 
> Sylvia.
>

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Katie:
LOL! I think it's a little of both. It's funny, the more I dig into 
DH, the good parts keep getting better and the bad parts keep getting 
worse. Overall, I like the book very much, and there are some 
extraordinary parts...but wow, plot holes. 

I never really noticed too much before this book...and I think that's 
because the plot holes before were not integral to the plot. This 
time they were. 

Last night, two of my best HP pals and I went out for a beer and a HP 
chat. One thing we kept discussing was that if disarming someone was 
enough to gain control of their wand...then no one in the Dueling 
Club or the D.A. owned their own wand anymore! Yet, as I understand it
(and maybe I don't :) )Draco disarming DD made him the owner of the 
Elder Wand? Is that right? If that IS the claim in DH, then she;'s 
got some explaining to do about all those "Expelliarus!" cries 
throughout the series. Of course, it's very possible I am very 
confused...because that whole wand thing was crazy!

I still love the series and I still think JKR is generally a very 
talented storyteller, but something went kind of wonky in this book 
and I think it was editors too intimidated by her being her to tell 
her some stuff sucked, or didn't make sense.

Anyway, any insight on the wand thing? Thanks! Katie 






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