Matters on... oh, read it or don't read it, I really could care less
When a person is seventeen years of age, and is of sound mind and judgment, and is soon to face N.E.W.T.s and a life after Hogwarts, then that person should have the absolute and undeniable right to carry out their affairs as they best see fit. It is also worth mentioning that when one's time is fully spent on arduous N.E.W.T.s preparation, entertaining one's girlf sister and House Elf, and coordinating practises and strategies for the house quidditch team, then it only stands to reason that one would have very little free time and would have to squeeze in things like, say, correspondence during Potions; specifically, while everyone else is frantically trying to measure out their abysmal scintillation solutions while my own already stands at the ready, perfectly brewed to the letter.
I am not arguing. I am stating an opinion. As far as I know there is nothing in the rulebooks against that.
While I am stating opinions, I am compelling to share mine on the subject of tradition, wealth, and standing. There are some people out there who believe that their admiration of a certain tradition automatically makes them a part of that same tradition. This is ridiculous. Just because someone admires the Queen of France doesn't MAKE them the Queen of France. Even if their countenance was identical to the Queen of France, and they lived in a replica of Versailles and owned a little French bulldog in a ruffled collar and wore a gaudy golden crown atop their stupid head--not even THEN would they be the Queen of France. Not even being engaged in a friendly or even mildly polite association with the genuine King of France can transform a person into the Queen of France. In fact, the person would be a pathetic impostor for even thinking that all of these frivolous qualities somehow makes them even REMOTELY comparable to the Queen of France.
I am not arguing. I am stating an opinion. As far as I know there is nothing in the rulebooks against that.
While I am stating opinions, I am compelling to share mine on the subject of tradition, wealth, and standing. There are some people out there who believe that their admiration of a certain tradition automatically makes them a part of that same tradition. This is ridiculous. Just because someone admires the Queen of France doesn't MAKE them the Queen of France. Even if their countenance was identical to the Queen of France, and they lived in a replica of Versailles and owned a little French bulldog in a ruffled collar and wore a gaudy golden crown atop their stupid head--not even THEN would they be the Queen of France. Not even being engaged in a friendly or even mildly polite association with the genuine King of France can transform a person into the Queen of France. In fact, the person would be a pathetic impostor for even thinking that all of these frivolous qualities somehow makes them even REMOTELY comparable to the Queen of France.