Have you all seen this post by Shyfoxling?
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deathtocapslockI'm Dreamwidth friends with her so I noticed she was exploring Pottermore.
What she found was this.
I left a comment at the bottom of the page with my initial thoughts, but now I'm torn between that and WHYYY DID ROWLING THINK THIS NEEDED TO BE EXPANDED UPON?!
Still more credence for the theory that Rowling has the mental maturity of a twelve-year-old?
What she found was this.
I left a comment at the bottom of the page with my initial thoughts, but now I'm torn between that and WHYYY DID ROWLING THINK THIS NEEDED TO BE EXPANDED UPON?!
Still more credence for the theory that Rowling has the mental maturity of a twelve-year-old?
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Date: 2012-11-03 04:10 pm (UTC)Isn't that called retconning?
Some authors are more open about it than others. "There are no continuity errors in the Discworld novels. There are, however, alternate pasts" - Terry Pratchett. (And of course, in his 'verse there are in-universe reasons for the multiple-pasts.)