What’s supposed to be so scary about Lucius anyway? Books!Lucius (not to be confused with the movies version) is as scary as the plot demands. Last year he scared the governors into suspending Dumbledore, until they decided they weren't scared anymore and begged him to return. I don't think he scared Fudge into cooperating with him, I think he quite charmed him with his ideas and generous contributions. Hmm. He may have scared Rita though. The same way Hermione did.
Oh wait, Snape also learns things. So that’s two. And Dumbledore learns to be celibate to protect the world from his homosexual urges. Which is learning the wrong thing.
Well, Tom learned to avoid Albus (though not well enough). He also learned that power and threats were the way to get what you wanted (burning wardrobes anyone?). Percy learned he had to let his family walk all over him if he wanted to be part of them.
Hermione finally apologizes about Scabbers. There’s that at least. Ron doesn’t apologize for treating her badly, as is the Gryffindor way. Apologies are always about one person admitting they’re wrong, never two people admitting they were insensitive to each other. If the other person’s wrong, you were automatically right in all things.
Remember that, Percy!
Harry feels stupid trying to empty his mind. He keeps thinking “this is stupid.” Is he sure that’s a thought about the crystal ball and not just his mind’s natural neutral state?
He won't get any better at emptying his mind in his Occlumency lessons in 5th year. (Is there a list of Severus-Sybil connections somewhere?)
It's mostly a tell vs. show thing with Lucius. We're told that he scares people, but he's never particularly scary as a character. He seems more sneaky than scary sometimes. I mean, even him threatening to curse peoples' families would be more scary if he had special powers as a wizard. But instead I wind up thinking...hey, you guys have magic powers too. You never feel that Arthur is in any danger from him--that is, any more danger than Lucius is in from Arthur.
Percy is kind of the poster child for how to lose an argument in the WW.
Books!Lucius (not to be confused with the movies version) is as scary as the plot demands. Last year he scared the governors into suspending Dumbledore, until they decided they weren't scared anymore and begged him to return. I don't think he scared Fudge into cooperating with him, I think he quite charmed him with his ideas and generous contributions. Hmm. He may have scared Rita though. The same way Hermione did.
Oh wait, Snape also learns things. So that’s two. And Dumbledore learns to be celibate to protect the world from his homosexual urges. Which is learning the wrong thing.
Well, Tom learned to avoid Albus (though not well enough). He also learned that power and threats were the way to get what you wanted (burning wardrobes anyone?). Percy learned he had to let his family walk all over him if he wanted to be part of them.
Hermione finally apologizes about Scabbers. There’s that at least. Ron doesn’t apologize for treating her badly, as is the Gryffindor way. Apologies are always about one person admitting they’re wrong, never two people admitting they were insensitive to each other. If the other person’s wrong, you were automatically right in all things.
Remember that, Percy!
Harry feels stupid trying to empty his mind. He keeps thinking “this is stupid.” Is he sure that’s a thought about the crystal ball and not just his mind’s natural neutral state?
He won't get any better at emptying his mind in his Occlumency lessons in 5th year. (Is there a list of Severus-Sybil connections somewhere?)
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Percy is kind of the poster child for how to lose an argument in the WW.
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