DH reread CH 6-7

[Geoff Bannister]

No: HPFGUIDX 186326

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "pippin_999" <foxmoth at ...> wrote:

Alla:
 
> > Hm, but when did we see anybody in the WW reading fiction?

Pippin:
> Ron has a collection of comic books, most of which feature The Adventures of Marvin Miggs, the Mad Muggle. (CoS ch 3). 

Geoff:
True, I'd forgotten that. But, in general terms, in the past some 
contributors have said something like "But that hasn't been stated 
specifically in canon.."
 
To that, I have replied , "Possibly because it's not relevant." I have 
pointed out that we are not told when Harry or anyone else goes 
to the toilet or has a bath (except perhaps if GOF). The school  
menu for each day is not discussed 

We do not see lengthy descriptions of the students in "off duty" 
moments unless it is germane to the plot. Most of the time that 
reading is mentioned, it involves people in the library and the 
reasons they are there is usually to study and complete 
assignments. I suspect that if there is any fiction in the library, 
there will be very little of it.

Although, there must surely be some people who read the 
fictional pages of "The Quibbler"?
:-)