Potter find of the day: noses.

[politicat]

I'm listening to the audiobooks of the series because they're delightful performances and I can "read" while I'm doing other things. Audio forces me to go a lot slower and I get a great deal more context out of the dialogue because I literally cannot skim.

I noticed today that she really emphasizes dumbledore's nose and the Weasley family noses. Both are long and thin, and Dumbledore's has been broken a couple of times. (Fist fights? Albus? With whom?)

I'm wondering if the Dumbledores and the Weasleys aren't somewhat related (I konw that all "pure-bloods" are, but it seemed interesting to me that she would make such a big deal out of noses.)

[Pithy Cherub]

1. Dumbledore's hair may have been

auburn too in his youth. I probably should read the books again to look for details. But the idea of audio sounds great too. I just love the feel of a book in my hands - part of the incurable symptoms of a bibliophile. :)

[intheflow]

2. My SO and I listen to HP on cd during long car trips.

Hearing someone read outloud is a comforting thing, a flashback to childhood. And hearing the story through another person's voice (as opposed to the voice in your head as you read from the page) can also give new perspective on a scene.

[politicat]

3. I'm going blind, so I'm getting used to audiobooks.

They're different forms of art to me - performance versus the written word. I am an incurable bibliophile, too -- that's why I'm getting used to audiobooks. It's better than not having any.

[Pithy Cherub]

4. My profound best wishes to you!

Hopefully, Braille will also let you have that feeling of a book as well. As your other senses sharpen an audio book will be richer and more rewarding as you have already shown me. The details you noticed while hearing it read aloud have persuaded me to get the audio books - you have done a great deed today - my wallet has had a definitive dieting expeirience. All the very best to you as you find many innovative ways to have joy in the reading and listening world of books.

:hugs:

[politicat]

6. I'm learning to read braille by sight right now, and I'll start practicing

by touch once I know it by sight. (On the advice of the occupational therapist I consulted - learn to read it visually, then learn to read it by touch.) But Audio lets me do other stuff and read, especially well-loved books like HP and mysteries and such.

And some really dry stuff sinks in for me a lot better if I can get an audio version; there are a couple of pretty dense histories on my reading list that I did far better with via audio than I would have with print (Undaunted Courage, about Lewis and Clark comes to mind. I'm not an American history buff at all, but the Corps of Discovery comes to life in audio.). And this comes from a girl who reads the Domestroi (The Russian Household book) in the original, for fun....

[semillama]

9. May I recommend the audio version of Anansi Boys by Neil Gaiman?

It's read by Lenny Henry, and I would have to say that anyone would get more enjoyment out of the audiobook than by just reading the novel. Henry does the best job I've heard of bring a book to life through the spoken word. Great book, too.

[XemaSab]

5. That would be in the scene where

Dumbledore goes to visit Tom Riddle at the orphanage, no?

Yup, auburn. P 263 of HBP.

Good memory! :toast:

[MountainLaurel]

7. Actually, it was

Remember the scenes in COS where Harry views Tom Riddle's interactions with Dumbledore. If I recall, the fact that AD's hair is red is specifically mentioned.

[Reciprocity]

8. Yes according to Lexicon.....

"His nose was very long and crooked, as though it had been broken at least twice."
This could have happened during the fight with the dark wizard Grindelwald in 1945.

DD has/had auburn hair. He also shares Percy middle name of Percival.
http://www.hp-lexicon.org/wizards/wizards_list.html

[intheflow]

10. Well that IS interesting.

That Percy connection is a strong piece of circumstantial evidence connecting the Weasleys and the Dumbledores.

Good find! :thumbsup:

[davidinalameda]

11. I would have thought any family link would have been discussed

by now

we know that the Weasleys are related to the Malfoys and Blacks

[intheflow]

12. True.

But we also know that most "pure bloods" are related. It would be like the Weasleys to downplay the relation. And it would be like Rowling to reveal this kind of significant information at a more critical time.

On the other hand, it could just be coincidence all around. Perhaps Rowling has a fondness for people with odd noses, so she subconsciously made some of her favorite characters have similar features. :shrug: