Themes and theories

[pippin_999]

David: 

> No, I don't believe I do.  At least, your post all makes perfectly 
good sense, but I don't see how it is supposed to be a reply to 
mine.<

Pippin:
If I understood your argument correctly, you said JKR doesn't do 
complexity,doesn't understand the level of consistency which 
fantasy fans expect in artificial worlds, and this extends to plot 
and characterization, which therefore don't support the theme. 
Was that right?


The gist of my answer was that if ESE!Lupin is correct, there is a 
consistent and complex plot that carries out the theme. 
What we can see  of it now is a little bit like a drawing done on a 
piece of origami and then unfolded. The lines won't match up 
until you fold the paper correctly. 

I didn't really deal with the inconsistent world building. I would 
say that JKR is deliberately inconsistent about  things  like the 
number of students which don't directly affect the plot but  lend 
Hogwarts a slightly surreal quality. She is also deliberately 
inconsistent about  characters and their actions, which makes 
them seem surreal as well, but that is part of the plot and will not 
be surreal once all is revealed to us.

My favorite example is Scabbers falling asleep just after being 
tossed into the window by Goyle in Book One. That is surreal 
until you find out in Book Three that Scabbers isn't a normal rat, 
and is a "sleeper"  enemy agent.  

Pippin