Subverting the genre?

[Barry Arrowsmith]

--- In the_old_crowd at yahoogroups.com, "Talisman" <talisman22457 at y...> wrote:
> 
> Indeed, I propose a lovely coat of arms for the Kneasy line:
> Leering ginger cat, rampant, and the motto: *Everything is lewd.*
> 

Already got one, thanks - a Bibulous Degenerate Couchant above
the motto "Otia Dant Vitia".

> 
> I have no doubt that Rowling will make some tiresome point by 
> invoking reader-attainable non-magic power to save the day in a 
> final battle: e.g., Lurve, Forgiveness, or one of Authur Weasley's 
> batteries. And there's no doubt that she means for the "point" of 
> the series to be relevant today, albeit enfolded in nostalgic 
> settings and ancient mysteries.  Is that subversion? Naw.  That's 
> business as usual.
> 

If she really intends to subvert the fantasy genre she'll do the exact
opposite.
Harry loses, Voldemort wins, evil triumphs. 
A bit like the end of '1984'.
That really would break the mould of the fantasy ethic.

Kneasy