Dark Magic (+ a little Marietta)

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No: HPFGUIDX 176813

> Potioncat:
> I've come to think that JKR considers Snape a traitor as well. It 
> would explain the horrible death he received at her pen. Granted, 
LV 
> doesn't know, but JKR does. 

Alla:

Hmmm, believe it or not I was thinking about it before DH as to how 
JKR views Snape's treachery. I mean, after all, good side or not, he 
still betrayed his friends.

I do not know, really. I do not want to say she does.


Potioncat: 
> Wormtail, Marietta and Snape all received pretty wicked punishment.
> 
> If I step way back, and look at DH without emotion, and consider 
the 
> series based on all the books and on what interviews I've read---I 
> can say "The author says she had this intention," and I can decide 
> whether I think she made her case or not.

Alla:

Of course and moreover many people are saying that author's intent 
should not matter at all. It does matter to me, but the only time 
when I choose to add it to interpretation is when I see the same 
thing in the text and I just unashamedly add in to be pleased that 
author did the same thing indeed that I thought she did.

Nothing more nothing less. Whatever you see in the text is obviously 
equally valid as I see, regardless of whether I involve author's 
intent IMO.

As I also said, I am torn on her interviews  these days as to how 
much consider them ( not the statements of intent, but facts).




Potioncat: 
> I don't think she made it for Marietta and I'm annoyed that the 
> Malfoys escape anything like punishment, yet this girl is 
disfigured 
> for life.

Alla:

Right, I think she made a pretty good case for Marietta here we 
disagree, but sure I am annoyed that Malfoys are not punished, I 
think they got a sweetest deal from all families actually.

Criminal Lucius does not go to Azkaban, Draco has his family intact. 
NICE. They did not lost anybody and they get to enjoy life's 
pleasures all over again. I am annoyed, totally, but I can see how 
JKR wants to reward Narcissa's mother love, I guess.

Still think Lucius needs to be in Azkaban for a longest time if you 
ask me.


Potioncat:
> I also don't think JKR made the point for Harry being able to 
perform 
> an Unforgivable but choosing not to later. If that was her intent 
> (and there's a quote to that effect) I think she needed to show 
more 
> of Harry's thoughts and feelings over it.
> 
> Just my opinion of course.


Alla:

If she wanted to make that point, I missed it. I saw the point that 
Harry was unable to use AK like ever - from the beginning of book 7 
and not that he was prepared to do it.

I saw though that he could use other Unforigvables when angry, but 
not AK.

JMO,

Alla