OotP 7

[jlh]

marysiak has some interesting thoughts on Percy in her close reading of chapter 4. And with this post, I have finally caught up to her! *runs off to read her posts*

I find myself wishing I had a lot to say but not having much; then again, the chapter IS only 14 pages long.

I love that both Sirius and Lupin gave him very good, paternal advice while Molly is worried about his hair. I can't seem to get a fix on Molly; it's like she's a parody of a mother rather than a mother. She seems so very easily distracted.

I think we spend so much time wandering around the Ministry to hit that theme of bureaucracy well into our heads, especially with the mysteriously changed hearing time and location. But despite the paper airplane memos, life as a spy within the Ministry, the phone box (and shockingly lax security, I must say), the only thing I found truly important was the fountain. The first time I read about it I started to feel very uncomfortable, and immediately wondered what the Goblins and Centaurs would have to say about it. I can't imagine they'd be pleased. We've had little hints elsewhere but I think this, here, is what it's all really about. This is what will have to change, this attitude toward the other creatures that share their world, or the whole thing is going to fall like a house of cards.

[It also, by the way, makes me wonder if the set up is the same in other countries, if it's just a European or even a British thing, or what. I would assume it's very similar, but one never knows.]

Comments

[altricial.livejournal.com]

Hahaha I used to think that Molly was a parody of mothers and then I remember my own mother and realised JKR wasn't that far off from reality. :))

[jlh.livejournal.com]

See, my mum is all about the benign neglect and the "figure it out for yourself, kid" so really, not so much. So I really can't get a line on Molly at all.

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[altricial.livejournal.com]

Hm, maybe your mum is more of the Narcissa type :-? The non-embarassing type, that is. :-L