"The afternoon Madame's car was spotted coming across the fields, it was windy and sunny, with a few strom clouds starting to gather." -pg 34
Sooo the Harry Potter count down is on about eight days now, and I'm getting a little crazy. So yes, bear with me, this blog will be about Hogwarts, sorta.
Due to the prolonged flashback, Ishiguro has not officially adopted any official setting. Hailsham is the location of most of the action at this point, but it will most likely not remain the center of attention for a whole lot longer. Hailsham was briefly described in the paragraph above the quot above on page 34. At this point, I began to make the connection between Hailsham and Hogwarts.
Both are isolated places. Kathy mentioned that a car was a rare sight, and Hogwarts is protected by magic. Both schools have a Great Hall. Both schools a boarding schools with dorms and classes based on age. Both schools have staff members and a headmaster of sorts (Madame for Hailsham). I suspect these similarities arise from similar settings (European style schools although Hogwarts is in Scotland, I think).
The quote above was the first time that the setting was every utilized by Ishiguro to portray the feeling or mood of the students. It used to subtly describe the arrival of Madame and the incident that followed.
Okay, that was stretch. Please accept my apologies and this video :D
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