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I was reading the entry for OotP Ch 31 at http://hpcompanion.com just now, and I noticed this pull quote under an illustration:
No fewer than four Stunners had shot from the figures around the cabin toward Professor McGonagall. Halfway between cabin and castle the red beams collided with her. For a moment she looked luminous, illuminated by an eerie red glow, then was lifted right off her feet, landed hard on her back, and moved no more. (emphasis mine)
That phrase sound familiar? Yeah. So I decided to search out how many times this sort of language is used in the text. And except for this example and the other one in DH... it isn't. Only Minerva and Severus sustain an injury and then "move no more". McGonagall, of course, we know to have survived her incident with the Stunners.
Well, well.
(I don't think this parallel phrasing was an intentional hint, esp. since JKR claims not to reread her own work, but it's sure something to add to the pile of fiddly, meaning-stretched details if one wishes to cuddle a "Snape survived" theory. ;) )
No fewer than four Stunners had shot from the figures around the cabin toward Professor McGonagall. Halfway between cabin and castle the red beams collided with her. For a moment she looked luminous, illuminated by an eerie red glow, then was lifted right off her feet, landed hard on her back, and moved no more. (emphasis mine)
That phrase sound familiar? Yeah. So I decided to search out how many times this sort of language is used in the text. And except for this example and the other one in DH... it isn't. Only Minerva and Severus sustain an injury and then "move no more". McGonagall, of course, we know to have survived her incident with the Stunners.
Well, well.
(I don't think this parallel phrasing was an intentional hint, esp. since JKR claims not to reread her own work, but it's sure something to add to the pile of fiddly, meaning-stretched details if one wishes to cuddle a "Snape survived" theory. ;) )
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Date: January 15th, 2010 10:12 pm (UTC)From:Billowing robes, yes, but I think it refers to the body of the robe, not the sleeves. Imagine dragging such things through your cauldron, or a student's! Really he ought not to be wearing long sleeves at all, especially not covering the base of the hand like they have in the film (sexy as that is on the right shape of hand). Pretty impractical. I almost always change into short sleeves when I'm cooking or baking, never mind something more potentially dangerous like potion-brewing.
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