Tharkun wrote:
As far as I know, BodySwitch!Lupin is a figment of Galadriel Waters' more fevered dreams. We're talking about someone who thinks that Stubby Boardman being hit in the ear by a turnip is significant and that J.K. Rowling gets some of her ideas from nursery rhymes.
I have seen several people follow that woman very steadily though, and several- and I do mean SEVERAL- people I've seen agree with the BodySwitch!Lupin thing. Of course, she is a bit of a hypocryte. In the
Ultimate Unoffical Guide to the Mysteries of Harry Potter (Analysis of books 1-4) which came out long before OotP, in regards to the JKR hint about a room at Hogwarts which has special magical powers that is mentioned in book 4 and Harry dosen't know about the powers yet (it turns out to be the Room of Requirment which Dumbledore mentions at the Yule Ball in passing to Karkoff) she says this (on page 391 of the Paperback Edition):
Ultimate Unoffical Guide to the Mysteries of Harry Potter wrote:
How to analyze a J.K.R. hint: Make NO assumptions and think creatively. A room from Book 4 does not mean anyone actually entered the room.
Now, the very next sentence:
Ultimate Unoffical Guide to the Mysteries of Harry Potter wrote:
So, what rooms are mentioned in Book 4? (We don't count Dumbledore's "disappearing room" joke.)
Ok, so what the heck happened to "Make NO assumptions"!?! *sigh* That woman has some interesting insights, and helped me see the books in a new way with facts presented, but she also has some of the wildest theories I've ever heard...