[HPforGrownups] Re: CHAPTER DISCUSSION: PS/SS 2, The Vanishing Glass

[Margaret Dean]

No: HPFGUIDX 187750

On Tue, Sep 8, 2009 at 7:42 PM, justcarol67<justcarol67 at yahoo.com> wrote:

>> 2. The only thing Harry likes about his appearance is the thin scar shaped
>> like a bolt of lightning on his forehead. Why do you think he likes it? How
>> do you feel about that piece of information? Do you think the soul bit
>> communicated with Baby Harry at one time, or does the soul bit have its own
>> emotions that Harry sometimes feels?
>
> Carol:
> I think he likes it because it's unique and distinctive. If it weren't for
> the scar, he'd be just a skinny kid with taped glasses and overlarge
> hand-me-downs. (He doesn't know that he's a wizard and is special, though
> not unique, in that respect, too.) Maybe that's one reason that JKR wanted a
> boy as the hero of her book. Most girls wouldn't consider the scar "cool."

Margaret:
>From what I recall reading about what she's said in interviews, Harry
didn't give JKR much choice ... he sort of showed up in her head,
name, gender and all, and said "Here I am, write about me!"  Happens
sometimes...


--Margaret Dean
  <margdean56 at gmail.com>