Comments on: Another Dorothy Sayers Hat Tip and More http://www.hogwartsprofessor.com/another-dorothy-sayers-hat-tip-and-more/ Thoughts for the Serious Reader of Harry Potter Sun, 21 Mar 2010 02:38:50 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Lily Luna http://www.hogwartsprofessor.com/another-dorothy-sayers-hat-tip-and-more/comment-page-1/#comment-5231 Lily Luna Thu, 05 Feb 2009 16:59:58 +0000 http://hogwartsprofessor.com/?p=658#comment-5231 There is another Sayers reference in the name of Romilda Vane (Harriet Vane). In Strong Poison, Harriet is falsely accused of arsenical poisoning as part of a love affair gone wrong. Romilda gives Harry cauldron cakes that she's "poisoned" with a love potion, which indirectly leads to Ron's actual poisoning! There is another Sayers reference in the name of Romilda Vane (Harriet Vane). In Strong Poison, Harriet is falsely accused of arsenical poisoning as part of a love affair gone wrong. Romilda gives Harry cauldron cakes that she’s “poisoned” with a love potion, which indirectly leads to Ron’s actual poisoning!

]]> By: Beth http://www.hogwartsprofessor.com/another-dorothy-sayers-hat-tip-and-more/comment-page-1/#comment-5230 Beth Mon, 02 Feb 2009 20:18:19 +0000 http://hogwartsprofessor.com/?p=658#comment-5230 Cattermole! I'm having one of those "smack myself (gently) in the head" moments. I've spent the past several weeks immersed in the Wimsey-Vane novels by Sayers, and reading some good secondary literature on Sayers. My recent re-read of <i>Gaudy Night</i> left me in awe of Sayers' craftsmanship. I hadn't read the book in years, and this time just seemed like the "right time" for me -- I was incredibly moved by it on all sorts of levels. But I completely missed the Cattermole connection to <i>HP & The Deathly Hallows</i>, probably because it's now been well over a year since I've done a full read-through of DH. I don't think I've read the ministry scenes in full since my second read-through of the book, not long after it first came out. I do think there are some parallels between the characters (though I'll be interested to hear what Inked says too) and certainly, if nothing else, it seems to be yet one more 'homage' Rowling is paying to her favorite writers, this time Sayers, a la Mrs. Norris, her naming "hat tip" to Austen. (I wonder how many writers love to slip in these little homages via character names...Madeleine L'Engle, in her Austin books, uses the name "Mr. Rochester" for the family's Great Dane...) I can't recall if we learn anything definitive about Cattermole's ultimate fate in DH. If it's any consolation, we're given some definitive hints in Gaudy Night that Sayers' Cattermole eventually finds some measure of happiness. Cattermole! I’m having one of those “smack myself (gently) in the head” moments. I’ve spent the past several weeks immersed in the Wimsey-Vane novels by Sayers, and reading some good secondary literature on Sayers. My recent re-read of Gaudy Night left me in awe of Sayers’ craftsmanship. I hadn’t read the book in years, and this time just seemed like the “right time” for me — I was incredibly moved by it on all sorts of levels.

But I completely missed the Cattermole connection to HP & The Deathly Hallows, probably because it’s now been well over a year since I’ve done a full read-through of DH. I don’t think I’ve read the ministry scenes in full since my second read-through of the book, not long after it first came out. I do think there are some parallels between the characters (though I’ll be interested to hear what Inked says too) and certainly, if nothing else, it seems to be yet one more ‘homage’ Rowling is paying to her favorite writers, this time Sayers, a la Mrs. Norris, her naming “hat tip” to Austen. (I wonder how many writers love to slip in these little homages via character names…Madeleine L’Engle, in her Austin books, uses the name “Mr. Rochester” for the family’s Great Dane…)

I can’t recall if we learn anything definitive about Cattermole’s ultimate fate in DH. If it’s any consolation, we’re given some definitive hints in Gaudy Night that Sayers’ Cattermole eventually finds some measure of happiness.

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