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|    Sirius Black to Chan Welbourne    |
|    Re: The Case For Canon As Text Only - Ro    |
|    11 Aug 11 19:23:40    |
      From: Emailaaronainsley@countermail.invalid              On Thu, 11 Aug 2011 19:23:22 -0400, Chan Welbourne wrote:              > 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. :/              What's wrong with that?              --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05        * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)    |
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