I think it was Arsinoe de Blassenville's story "The Best Revenge" where Hermione tells the other children horror stories about Muggle dentistry. Something like, "You think you can scare me? My parents are dentists. I know pain." Her parents are later puzzled when all the magical children show them terrified respect
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I remember reading one FF where Hermione was sorted into Slytherin. Once she explained what her parents are doing for living, kids around her react with "And muggles pay them for doing that????"
Dentists and doctors do not phase me, but statistically wise at least few muggleborn kids at Hogwarts should be scared of dentists. If Arthur's stay at st. Mungo is anything to go off, then pureblood students should be terrified of concept of muggle dental care.
Lucius being rebellious aristocrat kid who rubs his elbows with working class kids is nice image, but after Lucius leaves Borgins says "Good day yourself, Mister Malfoy, and if the stories are true, you haven't sold me half of what's hidden in your manor..." so I don't think they are on very friendly terms.
If they think stitches in general are bad, palate splitters must sound like medieval torture devices! And I can't say I'd disagree, based on experience.
Well, even friends can needle each other, and everyone in the Potterverse seems to needle their friends in pretty nasty tones every other day, so while it's canonically unlikely, we can still pretend ;-)
As long as you don't claim that Borgins and Lucius do each others nails, I can go for this interpretations. Lucius being classy man obviously goes to professional for all nail care needs. ;)
*sporfle* As much as I'd love to imagine the Slytherin boys in their dorm painting each other's nails and braiding their hair and talking about whether Narcissa like-likes him, he definitely goes to professionals for hair and nail care. Only the best for a Malfoy.
I remember Hermione telling her schoolmates about dentistry, but it wasn't in "The Best Revenge." It was some other story, I think a Slytherin!Hermione tale. And she was obviously exaggerating in order to terrorize them, because she would know perfectly well about novocaine.
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Dentists and doctors do not phase me, but statistically wise at least few muggleborn kids at Hogwarts should be scared of dentists. If Arthur's stay at st. Mungo is anything to go off, then pureblood students should be terrified of concept of muggle dental care.
Lucius being rebellious aristocrat kid who rubs his elbows with working class kids is nice image, but after Lucius leaves Borgins says "Good day yourself, Mister Malfoy, and if the stories are true, you haven't sold me half of what's hidden in your manor..." so I don't think they are on very friendly terms.
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Well, even friends can needle each other, and everyone in the Potterverse seems to needle their friends in pretty nasty tones every other day, so while it's canonically unlikely, we can still pretend ;-)
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