Beedle discussion? Intro questions.

[doriscrockford2]

Hi everyone

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[author_by_night]

In what ways do you think the female characters in the wizarding world are different from standard female characters in current muggle novels (and not just Twilight, please, LOL)?

It's weird, but I think Harry Potter females are more real. If we're going to make the fairy tale comparison... well, one of the heroines was an old lady. And while one character did find love, it was not the "end all". She would have been fine had she not gotten with him. Another woman is married to a man who is quite cold, but rather than change him, she faces disastrous consequences

[doriscrockford2]

Excellent points! I wonder if the wizarding world has the same kind of genre fiction the muggle world has (mystery, scifi, etc) or if they have completely different interests. I would imagine they have muggle fiction like we have fantasy, but I wonder if it's as extensive or if the people interested in such things simply go to a muggle shop. (Side note: It always amazed me that Arthur didn't just wander around the muggle bits of Ottery St Catchpole and London more. He could have learned about pleesemen and fuses to his heart's delight!)

[laurel_potter]

It feels wrong somehow to have a new JKR book and not have a discussion at the SQ.

It really does! I'm so sick of the negativity of FAP, so I went to the Sugarquill, but there's nothing there anymore! I really wanted a place to talk about BtB!

I haven't quite finished yet, but when I do, I'm so looking forward to the zillions of posts we get!

[vegablack62]

In answer to question 1

[doriscrockford2]

"I can't think of a time that Hermione uses a method that doesn't imploy some magic. Perhaps the muggleborns are more likely to use magic because it looms so importatly in their lives, having changed their lives completely while born wizards take it more for granted."

[doriscrockford2]

Argh, the above posted before I was finished. Anyway, I was going to say that that was such an interesting observation. I had been thinking that muggleborns would instictively turn to non-magic means because of how they were initially brought up, but I think your point is much more likely. Trying to see what they could do might lead to more experimentation than those who had seen magic from the moment they were born.

[stubefied_by_gd]

I can't think of a time that Hermione uses a method that doesn't imploy some magic.

You mean after the little, "But there's no wood!" incident in the first book, right? ;)

In general, I agree with you, though. Hermione and Harry do seem a bit more, "Ooh, I can do that with magic!" than Ron about things.

[stubefied_by_gd]

1. For the longest time, it wasn't choices of either sort that got Harry out of trouble -- more luck and bravery. And Hermione knowing everything. There was that logic problem with the potions in SS, and they had to think logically to choose the right key then, too. (And that book was the one most like a fairy tale on its own

[doriscrockford2]

My second was, "He picks names a lot like JK Rowling does."

LOL!!!

[stubefied_by_gd]

p.s. Hi from the old Lostie thread!

[doriscrockford2]

Hi stu! Very happy to see you again. :) I got a new computer and Vista won't allow me on the chat anymore. :(

[stubefied_by_gd]

My roomie has a new Vista laptop. I shall investigate. I hope it's just some silly anti-java setting somewhere that can be easily beaten into submission.