[The centaurs fire arrows into the air and the merpeople sing]
Centaurs: Alright, we’ve done our piece. Let’s go back into the woods where we can forget that horrible man ever existed.
Merpeople: That horrible man is gone! Let’s go back under the water and celebrate!
No doubt the merpeople were singing, "Ding, Dong, the [Wizard's] Dead." Since the magical people in this series are like stereotypical ugly Americans (arrogant, self-centered, and uncaring about foreign cultures or languages), they'd never know the difference.
Harry: Oh, no, no. This is something I’ve got to do by myself.
Hermione: Harry, be realistic. You’re a completely weak, useless wizard. You’ll need me to keep you on the straight and narrow and do your thinking for you.
If only someone the narrative voice considers worth listening to (i.e., besides Snape) had actually said this in the books. Rowling seems not to have realized that everything Snape said about Harry being lazy, incompetent, excessively dependent on his friends, and succeeding only through luck turned out to be true. He was the real Seer of Hogwarts!
BTW, there's a wonderful new WIP called A Prince Rising, by Syl, on FFN. In it, Severus leaves Britain for his last year of school and gets a scholarship to a magical school in Salem, Mass.
[The centaurs fire arrows into the air and the merpeople sing]
For all the wizards know, the firing of arrows is what centaurs do to celebrate the death of an enemy.
both of them were ashamed of their heritage and so wanted to play up the bit that was magical and special!
But calling himself a Half-blood is not hiding the fact one of his parents is a muggle.
Harry: But if we’re not together, he’ll leave you alone, even though everyone knows that we were dating, your parents are members of the Order and known blood traitors, and your brother is my best friend. Because…
So true, it makes absolutely no sense for the DE not to grab Arthur and question him about Harry as soon as he set foot in the ministry.
Centaurs: Alright, we’ve done our piece. Let’s go back into the woods where we can forget that horrible man ever existed.
Merpeople: That horrible man is gone! Let’s go back under the water and celebrate!
No doubt the merpeople were singing, "Ding, Dong, the [Wizard's] Dead." Since the magical people in this series are like stereotypical ugly Americans (arrogant, self-centered, and uncaring about foreign cultures or languages), they'd never know the difference.
Harry: Oh, no, no. This is something I’ve got to do by myself.
Hermione: Harry, be realistic. You’re a completely weak, useless wizard. You’ll need me to keep you on the straight and narrow and do your thinking for you.
If only someone the narrative voice considers worth listening to (i.e., besides Snape) had actually said this in the books. Rowling seems not to have realized that everything Snape said about Harry being lazy, incompetent, excessively dependent on his friends, and succeeding only through luck turned out to be true. He was the real Seer of Hogwarts!
BTW, there's a wonderful new WIP called A Prince Rising, by Syl, on FFN. In it, Severus leaves Britain for his last year of school and gets a scholarship to a magical school in Salem, Mass.
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For all the wizards know, the firing of arrows is what centaurs do to celebrate the death of an enemy.
both of them were ashamed of their heritage and so wanted to play up the bit that was magical and special!
But calling himself a Half-blood is not hiding the fact one of his parents is a muggle.
Harry: But if we’re not together, he’ll leave you alone, even though everyone knows that we were dating, your parents are members of the Order and known blood traitors, and your brother is my best friend. Because…
So true, it makes absolutely no sense for the DE not to grab Arthur and question him about Harry as soon as he set foot in the ministry.
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LOL, that's possible. I thought of what I'm sure Rowling intended me to: the 21-gun salute given at military funerals.
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