It’s not just a theory – it’s an actual thing that legitimately happens.
So as far as I could see, there were four facets on how this theory came to be, and we’ll discuss those in a second, but I also wanted to touch on, really briefly, other shows or experiences that do actually use this theory. Kat: This would make a really cool dissertation paper or something, right? And also, Jo has so many connections in the book that do represent mental health and stuff, so why not take it one step further? She’s already trying to drive that message home. It’s a cool way to look at them if you’re doing a reread and you want to think about them in a different way. Rowling intended, but I think it’s cool, knowing this isn’t real, to reread the books with this in mind. Haley: Yeah, I mean, personally, I, obviously, don’t really subscribe to the fact that this theory is what J.K. Oh man, there are stories about… Oh, I can’t wait.
Kat: Maybe Harry wrote that movie in his dream. I didn’t think about the dreams within the dreams. But all of that greatness, does this theory diminish the opportunity for us to enjoy what’s been going on? So the reason I think that’s connected is, what would have been the point of all of this growth? For seven entire years, we’re talking, even if it was a dream the whole time, Harry has dreams within this dream and dreams mean things and there’s weather and there' so many other characters that live and die and breathe. Or even if Ron had died, one of the main three, going through the books and looking at their emotional growth and emotional state and relationship with others under a microscope for such a long duration of time only to have them die. Because you’re going through these books, seven long novels, reading into how he feels in a particular moment, right? And what’s the point? What’s this value of “Harry was sad for three months straight in Year 4”? Who cares? He’s dead.Įric: It would be torturous to reread. Like, what? This is a fun one.Įric: I mean, on that thread of thought, I always used to say, when I was very young and reading the books for the first time, that if Harry were to have died in the end, that it would have tremendously affected the rereadability of Harry Potter for me. Kat: Yeah, I’m always super interested how theories come to be, personally, because I don’t get it. I’m so intrigued by how someone could, I guess, tear the canon apart so much, is why I’m interested in this and how it came to be in the first place.Įric: By proposing this theory to begin with? And I was trying to think about this theory and why I was so intrigued by it and I think it’s probably because… I’m not even sure I have the right words for it. Kat: So before jumping into our topic for this week, we want to talk a little bit about our overall impressions or anything we want to get out of this discussion, something to focus on. She’s been a sponsor for well over a year, so she’s the best. We’ll continue to release exclusive tidbits for our sponsors and you can find out more by going to /alohomora. And you can become a sponsor for as little as $1 a month. Well, this episode of Alohomora!, of course, is sponsored by Megan Blum on Patreon. Kat: … but it’s going to be an interesting discussion.Įric: Wonderful.
So he’s still stuck in the cupboard and this entire magical adventure that he goes on is all in his head. We’re going to discuss the theory that Harry is imagining everything. So our topic is a really fun one, I think, and this should be a really interesting discussion. Kat: Yeah, listeners, we’re all recording this, I mean, not super early in the morning, not for the East Coast people, but in the morning, so if we all sound a little groggy, yeah, that’s why.Įric: But it fits, I think, with our discussion this week. Kat: And it’s also, like, 6:30 in the morning for you, so gosh, you’re a trooper. Kat: Tell our listeners a little bit about yourself.īella: I’ve been listening to Harry Potter podcasts since I was, like, 14, back in the old days, and I am 23, I’m a Gryffindor with some Ravenclaw tendencies, and yeah, I like to write. Kat Miller: I’m Kat Miller, and our guest today is our friend, the lovely Bella. Eric Scull: This is Episode 220 of Alohomora! for May 13, 2017.Įric: Hello, everyone, and welcome to another episode of Alohomora!, the original Harry Potter book club.