Views on clues Re: A BIAS in the Pensieve: A Batty Idea About Snape

[melclaros]

--- In the_old_crowd at yahoogroups.com, "Barry Arrowsmith" 
<arrowsmithbt at b...> wrote:
Tom Marvolo Riddle was an anagram of 'I am Lord 
> > Voldemort'  you could have figured everything out? JKR didn't 
tell 
> > us she was going to use anagrams, but she did give us a hint 
> > with the legend over the Mirror of Erised. > > 


> 
> Kneasy:
> No, I wasn't fussed about the anagram, as a plot device I thought 
>it a bit creaky and contrived, 


To say the least. It's awful. I still can't get past making up a 
name using "I am..."  The first thing that popped into my mind, and 
what *still* pops in unbidden each time I read or see the scene in 
the movie is "I AM Batman."

"Erised" is an anagram of Desire--specifically it's desire as seen 
in a mirror. Now THAT makes sense. Marvolo is, as was mentioned, is 
simply a nonsense word thrown in to make the villain's name work--
the very definition of "contrived".



> 
> Kneasy:
> Coded? And I thought I was paranoid.
> Why on earth would she 'code' replies?


Mel:
The wombat screams at midnight. Tread not upon the stupified 
Kneazle. 

Kneasy:
> Code only works if there's a designated receiver with an 
unscrambler. 


Mel:
"Drink more Ovaltine."



> Kneasy:
> It was *Sirius* that was ESE.

Oh for sure.

Mel