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Somthing interesting (HPOOTP) (spoiler)

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It took a thread on trek bbs to point this out (they may not know si-fi but they do know one or two little things). There is very strong freudian imagery in this book. Think of his dream about cho “You did promise her, you know, Harry... I think you’d better give her something else instead... how about your Firebolt?" See what i mean. I hope no fundies pick up on this. They loathe the book enough as it is.
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Sometimes a broomstick is just a broomstick.
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I must refer to the ebay broomstick now.

hey, remember that ebay broomstick? sold to kids -used by adults! :lol:
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C'mon. He dreams about giving his broomstick to the girl he's had a major crush on for 3 years. Now if that isn't freuidian then i'll eat my shoe.
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But he didn't want to give it to her. It is his most prized possession. He wants to keep it for himself. Now and then he lets Ron ride it...

Uh-oh. Don't like where this is going. :shock:
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Freud was full of shit.
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I think the Firebolt is more symbolic of something that is very very important to him, not sexual imagery.
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RedImperator wrote:Freud was full of shit.
And cocaine.
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Zaia wrote:
RedImperator wrote:Freud was full of shit.
And cocaine.
And fond thoughts of his mother.
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That dosen't change the fact that harry potter is dreaming about wanting to keep his broomstick to himself. Hey...Mabye rowling is hinting at somthing 8) .
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