tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034855245900964602.post400695718499090447..comments2023-12-27T14:13:16.127-05:00Comments on Spinning Straw Into Gold: HPP: The Greatest of These*Christiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18107748184124761940noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034855245900964602.post-21210855108863270612013-07-31T13:55:06.641-04:002013-07-31T13:55:06.641-04:00OK, that I can see. I am going to have to think ab...OK, that I can see. I am going to have to think about this. ;)Jenna St. Hilairehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04474588706124865006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034855245900964602.post-46653537081030510712013-07-29T12:09:44.036-04:002013-07-29T12:09:44.036-04:00your reviews sometimes make me tear right up and r...<i>your reviews sometimes make me tear right up and read the whole chapter over again</i><br /><br />Ohmythankyou!!!<br /><br />Hard work's been keeping me away, some chosen, some not chosen, but I am able-bodied and blessed and so happy to do it!<br /><br />Heavy trees and gathering crows are harbingers of the Faerie I'm familiar with. *nodnod*Christiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18107748184124761940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034855245900964602.post-5362350592688458752013-07-29T12:05:55.393-04:002013-07-29T12:05:55.393-04:00M., I knew you would!M., I knew you would!Christiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18107748184124761940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034855245900964602.post-40901580297125751022013-07-29T12:04:45.423-04:002013-07-29T12:04:45.423-04:00Heehee, see my reply to Donna above. c;
Keep in ...Heehee, see my reply to Donna above. c;<br /><br />Keep in mind I <i>have</i> seen the movies, so while I'd like to lay claim to an almost prophetic insight, I can't say I come by it 100% honestly. Though, while I might be knowing where to look for things, the hints are definitely there; not just my projecting them. Well done, Rowling.Christiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18107748184124761940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034855245900964602.post-63545468255565505182013-07-29T08:58:31.805-04:002013-07-29T08:58:31.805-04:00I have an unshakable belief (or maybe just a hope!...<i>I have an unshakable belief (or maybe just a hope!) that Faerie as it is presented to us in fairy tales, folktales, and myths, exists or did exist in some sense . . . in what sense I'm not entirely sure! But it bears some relation to the superstitions involving saints and seasons, I think.</i><br /><br />I just wanted to Make Sure this part was seen and Appreciated fully! <3 LOVE it..and agree completely .. <br /><br />And, Smith of Wooten Major is awesome!!Mashahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06943998810222103926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034855245900964602.post-85884819262678947622013-07-28T21:35:55.917-04:002013-07-28T21:35:55.917-04:00Donna, thank you for commenting!
I hope it'...Donna, thank you for commenting! <br /><br />I hope it's not too disappointing . . . I originally had the word "fantasy" in place of Faerie . . . paused . . . backspaced . . . and chose the word Faerie because of its prettiness. So I'm really using it as a substitute for fantasy, or the world of imagination.<br /><br />My main hesitation to class Harry Potter's world with Faerie Proper is that I have an unshakable belief (or maybe just a hope!) that Faerie as it is presented to us in fairy tales, folktales, and myths, exists or did exist in some sense . . . in what sense I'm not entirely sure! But it bears some relation to the superstitions involving saints and seasons, I think.<br /><br />Have you read Smith of Wooten Major by JRR Tolkien?Christiehttp://spinstrawintogold.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034855245900964602.post-73656956723573435272013-07-28T19:32:45.068-04:002013-07-28T19:32:45.068-04:00"I'm more than a little mystified as to h...<i>"I'm more than a little mystified as to how Dumbledore pulled this off. Making it so that an inanimate, albeit magical, object senses the intention of the one mirror-gazing and withholds or deposits itself accordingly is impressive. Although, I suppose, no more impressive than a mirror that looks into a person's soul and shows him back what he most desires. The Stone would have to have some connection with the Mirror, and it makes most sense, to me, to believe it was hidden inside. This is no charm to temporarily paralyze a person's nerve-endings or spell to unlock a door. This is magic that looks into the heart of a man. To have that kind of ability at lose in the world, whether naturally inherited or gained through secret knowledge, makes me uneasy. Also, it shows Dumbledore to be on or above the level of Voldemort in skill and eerily similar in nature."</i><br /><br />I loved this!!! It's kind of funny, because a lot of magic, both in Harry's world and in reality is designed to do something similar..it's sort of, in a sense, one of main things people seem to do with magic - read hearts and intentions or direct hearts and actions..both are problematic, obviously, but I loved this one, it fits Rowling's world and it's so delightfully magical and eerie, you're so right there!!<br /><br />As for Faerie..I don't know..I just read some decidedly Faerie-ish stories, and the difference between Harry's world and the faerie I met there was so deep, so - umm - <i>elemental</i> that I'm getting less and less comfortable with the label being used for Rowling's creation..<br /><br />..but then, I'm in sort of a haunted, moody state of mind, and maybe I just like better right now the sorts of faerie that fit my heavy trees and gathering crows... ;p<br /><br />This was an amazing wrap up to the first book..your reviews sometimes make me tear right up and read the whole chapter over again..I miss you..I hope it's all fun times and laughter keeping you from your computer screen!!Mashahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06943998810222103926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034855245900964602.post-51662694243826840632013-07-26T00:32:34.783-04:002013-07-26T00:32:34.783-04:00Donna said: "you (inadvertently) called the w...<b>Donna</b> said: "you (inadvertently) called the wizarding world 'Faerie'"<br /><br />YES. THAT. ;)<br /><br />(Says the one who is easily convinced. :D)<br /><br /><b>Christie,</b> this post is beautiful! And there were at least three times herein that you were talking about Dumbledore, or Harry and Dumbledore, and you said something a touch uncanny, and I wanted to say OH MY GOSH JUST WAIT. JUST WAIT. Which is probably annoying. But you are pretty impressively perceptive here, and some of these thoughts will be fleshed out in much-later books.<br /><br />Was mind-boggled by that paragraph about selling souls. True, I suppose. And terrifying.<br /><br />Loved the picture of Snape. And the thoughts on him, likewise.Jenna St. Hilairehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04474588706124865006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034855245900964602.post-58188196079509024342013-07-25T21:45:10.536-04:002013-07-25T21:45:10.536-04:00This is lovely. And, I just wanted to point out th...This is lovely. And, I just wanted to point out that at the end there you (inadvertently) called the wizarding world "Faerie" ;) (Thinking back to a combox discussion from several weeks ago in which I think, if I recall correctly, you and <b>Masha</b> were neither of you fully convinced yet that the wizarding world is a part of Faerie...) Wondering if this means you have been convinced now? :) (And hoping I am remembering the combix discussion correctly--if not, let me know!)Donna Witekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09609991179829134157noreply@blogger.com