Storytelling in Harry Potter (long)

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> Betsy Hp:
> But I'm not questioning the plausibility of PoA.  I just question 
the 
> delivery system.  Lupin had to make this massive speech to fill the 
> kids in on the Marauder background.  It's a boring bit of story-
> telling.  And the time-turners, while perfectly plausible within 
the 
> WW, are awfully trite. Especially as they're a form of magic we 
won't 
> be seeing again.  I could obviously be wrong about that, time 
travel 
> may be the lynch-pin of DH.  But at this point it just seemed like 
a 
> way for JKR to force the plot to go her way.
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Alla:

Oooooo, I am as sure as I can be sure of any prediction LOL that we 
**will** see Time travel again in DH. I don't know, if for no other 
reason that all things like that were introduced twice, you know?

And it is so interesting what you say about Lupin's speech. I read it 
in one breath, almost literally. I could not put the book down so 
much I loved it.

I do know what you mean in general - that **show not tell** is always 
preferable and more exciting story telling, but I thought in this 
particular instance JKR pulled it off really well.

JMO,

Alla.