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|    Chan Welbourne to All    |
|    Re: The Case For Canon As Text Only - Ro    |
|    11 Aug 11 19:23:22    |
      From: bleablah@mume.invalid              Sirius Black brought next idea :       > On Fri, 05 Aug 2011 11:15:39 -0400, Chan Welbourne wrote:              >> I do believe there would be interest and value in having JKR comment on       >> the books on a deep level, but I don’t see that happening anytime soon.       >> We would certainly get better answers from her if she allowed       >> interviews with people who will challenge her about the deeper meaning       >> of the books, but will she? And if she does, I hope she gives the       >> series a reread first. B-)              > Rowling knows her books are full of timeline problems, misdirections       > and downright awful mistakes. She isn't about to let a Victor Dix or       > you or John or Wil get their hands on her. It would be damned       > embarrassing.              Thanks! :oÞ              The worst of the worst was when Dumbledore makes this statement toward       the end of the first chapter of PS/SS in response to Minerva’s fussing       over the excessive jubilation attendant upon the fall of the Dark Lord.                     “We’ve had precious little to celebrate for eleven years.” He goes on       to underline the matter by stating on the following page that for       eleven years he has been trying to persuade people to call       He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named by his proper name, Voldemort.              Looking back, we should have known that JKR was going to play foot       loose and fancy free with timelines from that glaring error alone. :/              --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05        * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)    |
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