True love and the golden snitch
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This appeared in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix and i would like to share it with all of you. Apologies to those who have yet to start on this book.
In Snape's pensieve, Harry saw his father, James doodling on a piece of parchment. He had drawn a golden snitch with his love interest's (Harry's mom's) initials on it.
Later in the book, Ginny, the stand-in seeker for Gryffindor, grabbed the golden snitch from Ravenclaw's Cho at the last minute. The latter finished on the losing side and threw down her broomstick angrily when the final whistle blew.
This makes me think that the snitch represents true love. In the case of James, it was Lily who married him fresh out of school. In Ginny's case, could the snitch be symbolic of Harry's heart? I ertainly hope so.
Just my 2 sen worth. Feel free to comment. But refrain from flaming. -
you read very in dept. didn't even think of that. hm... sets me thinking.
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Dear Quinsy,
I have been applying cultural studies analysis to JK Rowling's works for some time. Another of my dissections is in the "Lycanthropy" thread. -
It's quite likely, but knowing Rowling's style, we can never be entirely sure...Originally posted by iveco:This appeared in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix and i would like to share it with all of you. Apologies to those who have yet to start on this book.
In Snape's pensieve, Harry saw his father, James doodling on a piece of parchment. He had drawn a golden snitch with his love interest's (Harry's mom's) initials on it.
Later in the book, Ginny, the stand-in seeker for Gryffindor, grabbed the golden snitch from Ravenclaw's Cho at the last minute. The latter finished on the losing side and threw down her broomstick angrily when the final whistle blew.
This makes me think that the snitch represents true love. In the case of James, it was Lily who married him fresh out of school. In Ginny's case, could the snitch be symbolic of Harry's heart? I ertainly hope so.
Just my 2 sen worth. Feel free to comment. But refrain from flaming.
BTW, what d'you think the Quaffle and Blugers represent? -
Quaffle & Bludger are red herrings, IMO. Why did JKR have Ginny replace Harry as seeker when he was serving his suspension? There has to be some reason for that. She could have just cast any character as reserve seeker, but she chose GInny.