Hmmm. What's your favorite *now*?

[potioncat]

No: HPFGUIDX 183039

 
> Lynda:
> 
> Well, I didn't know the series well enough at that point to realize 
that it
> was Hagrid who would be sent for Harry. Nor did I know, the first 
time
> through about the snake that Harry releases from the zoo, or 
exactly how
> many letters would come and how the Dursleys would attempt to keep 
them from
> Harry. Every time I watch the movie or read the book though, I do 
make
> numerous comments that Harry should have been able to grab at least 
ONE
> letter!
> 
> Lynda


Potioncat:
But all this lays the ground work for imformation we'll need to know 
later. We need to see that Harry is a mediocre kid--who can't seem to 
get even one of the letters. We need to see that the Parseltongue is 
something he just knows how to do. Yet it's without any real control 
or intention. I think for him to have gotten a letter and proceeded 
on to Hogwarts without any help would have made him too strong for 
the role of Every-kid. We need to see he's an ordinary person 
responding to extraordinary situations.

Once I'd made it this far, I was hooked.