Ann-Marie

“We think we’re seeing everything because Emma isn’t telling us the story, but what we’re not seeing—namely, what is happening outside of Emma’s view or of her understanding—is, alas, where the real story is happening.”
― John Granger, Harry Potter's Bookshelf: The Great Books behind the Hogwarts Adventures

“The first five Harry Potter novels end in almost identical fashion. Before the trip to King’s Cross Station on the Hogwarts Express, Harry does battle underground with an agent of the Dark Lord Voldemort himself, dies a figurative death, is saved by a symbol of Christ, and learns from Albus Dumbledore what really happened in that year’s adventure.”
― John Granger, Harry Potter's Bookshelf: The Great Books behind the Hogwarts Adventures

“choosing to tell the story in the “third person limited omniscient” view—sitting on a character’s shoulder and sharing his or her perspective—fosters sympathy. Another way to grab the reader by the heart is to trigger the trip wire tied to the reader’s sense of fairness or justice. This is the “gotcha” of mystery writing, truth be told. When presented with a crime and a messy set of clues, not to mention the stray corpse or two, our conscience flashes a red light, especially if there is someone unjustly accused or a murderer escaping without punishment. I don’t know if we are hardwired this way (I suspect we are) or if this is a conditioned response from childhood training. Whatever the cause, it’s a rare reader who doesn’t want to have the pieces to the puzzle assembled and justice served for the innocent and the guilty. Who won’t read to the very end to learn the solution and hear the confession of the bad guy? Take this one step further and you have Rocky (the boxer, not the squirrel).”
― John Granger, Harry Potter's Bookshelf: The Great Books behind the Hogwarts Adventures

“Traditional school stories feature the hero (or heroine) and his (or her) best friend. A third companion commonly joins them, corresponding to the “rule of three“ policy that historically operated in many boarding schools.”
― John Granger, Harry Potter's Bookshelf: The Great Books behind the Hogwarts Adventures