| I just wondered about HBP... [message #247601] |
Mi, 12 April 2006 19:40 |
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....did anyone see where Hedwig went? I don't recall seeing Harry's owl
for most of the novel...
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| Re: I just wondered about HBP... [message #247606 ] |
Mi, 12 April 2006 20:10 |
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"wittylibrarian [at] lycos.com" <wittylibrarian [at] lycos.com> wrote in
news:1144863633.515592.28500 [at] j33g2000cwa.googlegroups.com:
> ...did anyone see where Hedwig went? I don't recall seeing Harry's owl
> for most of the novel...
With Sirius's death, Harry no longer had any regular correspondents. In
the previous few books, Hedwig showed up mostly when Harry was writing to
Sirius, or to the Weasleys during his stay at Privet Drive. Since Sirius
is dead and Harry's stay at Privet was unusually short, there were few
opportunities for Hedwig to contribute to the plot.
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| Re: I just wondered about HBP... [message #247644 ] |
Do, 13 April 2006 09:42 |
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On 12 Apr 2006 10:40:33 -0700, "wittylibrarian [at] lycos.com"
<wittylibrarian [at] lycos.com> wrote:
>...did anyone see where Hedwig went? I don't recall seeing Harry's owl
>for most of the novel...
Snogging with Pig.
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| Re: I just wondered about HBP... [message #247653 ] |
Do, 13 April 2006 10:18 |
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wittylibrarian [at] lycos.com wrote:
> ...did anyone see where Hedwig went? I don't recall seeing Harry's owl
> for most of the novel...
There are a number of the earlier conventions that were eliminated in
this novel. Notice that there is no train ride home where the trio
compare notes. There is no final confrontation with the Dursleys. The
novel doesn't open with Harry's problems at Privit Drive, and the
"Dursley's" chapter is amazingly weak.
Dave
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| Re: I just wondered about HBP... [message #247668 ] |
Do, 13 April 2006 21:41 |
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"wittylibrarian [at] lycos.com" <wittylibrarian [at] lycos.com> wrote in
news:1144863633.515592.28500 [at] j33g2000cwa.googlegroups.com:
> ...did anyone see where Hedwig went? I don't recall seeing Harry's owl
> for most of the novel...
>
Would it be safe to assume that Harry used Hedwig to place is order
for the new potions book ? AND Jo fails to note in the text ?
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| Re: I just wondered about HBP... [message #247680 ] |
Fr, 14 April 2006 04:38 |
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In article <Xns97A49FC7F630Fjohnszalaypullmyfing [at] 204.127.204.17>,
John Szalay <john.szalay [at] pullmyfinger.att.net> wrote:
>"wittylibrarian [at] lycos.com" <wittylibrarian [at] lycos.com> wrote in
>news:1144863633.515592.28500 [at] j33g2000cwa.googlegroups.com:
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>> ...did anyone see where Hedwig went? I don't recall seeing Harry's
>> owl for most of the novel...
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>Would it be safe to assume that Harry used Hedwig to place his order
>for the new potions book ? AND Jo fails to note in the text ?
I think that would be a reasonable assumption. We've been shown
Filch trying to intercept orders for dungbombs that were sent by owl,
and older students routinely ordered things from the Weasley's Wizard
Wheezes. It makes sense that Harry would send the order by Hedwig,
and that Hedwig would deliver it as well.
=Tamar
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| Re: I just wondered about HBP... [message #247730 ] |
Fr, 14 April 2006 21:31 |
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David Sueme wrote:
> wittylibrarian [at] lycos.com wrote:
> > ...did anyone see where Hedwig went? I don't recall seeing Harry's owl
> > for most of the novel...
>
> There are a number of the earlier conventions that were eliminated in
> this novel. Notice that there is no train ride home where the trio
> compare notes. There is no final confrontation with the Dursleys. The
> novel doesn't open with Harry's problems at Privit Drive, and the
> "Dursley's" chapter is amazingly weak.
Dave, was this cut and pasted directly from your thesis on how you know
HBP wasn't written by JKR?
It just has that sort of feel to it... =)
> Dave
-Aaron
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| Re: I just wondered about HBP... [message #247903 ] |
Mo, 17 April 2006 08:31 |
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Aaron wrote:
> > There are a number of the earlier conventions that were eliminated in
> > this novel. Notice that there is no train ride home where the trio
> > compare notes. There is no final confrontation with the Dursleys. The
> > novel doesn't open with Harry's problems at Privit Drive, and the
> > "Dursley's" chapter is amazingly weak.
>
> Dave, was this cut and pasted directly from your thesis on how you know
> HBP wasn't written by JKR?
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> It just has that sort of feel to it... =)
Heh! Well, at least somebody was impressed enough to remember the
notion.
Dave
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| Re: I just wondered about HBP... [message #247914 ] |
Mo, 17 April 2006 14:44 |
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David Sueme wrote:
> Aaron wrote:
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> > > There are a number of the earlier conventions that were eliminated in
> > > this novel. Notice that there is no train ride home where the trio
> > > compare notes. There is no final confrontation with the Dursleys. The
> > > novel doesn't open with Harry's problems at Privit Drive, and the
> > > "Dursley's" chapter is amazingly weak.
> >
> > Dave, was this cut and pasted directly from your thesis on how you know
> > HBP wasn't written by JKR?
> >
> > It just has that sort of feel to it... =)
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> Heh! Well, at least somebody was impressed enough to remember the
> notion.
LOL
You definitely made an impression...
> Dave
-Aaron
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