Hogwarts Too Exposed Chapter 5 part 2

[szaleniec1000]

And here we go again.

Comments

[szaleniec1000]

A Star Trek fansite I used to frequent coined the word 'babblenabbler', meaning someone who invites other characters to spew expository technobabble.

I like this word, and will use it. Expospeak does sometimes have a role to play, but to say I'm not convinced about HE's use of it would be an understatement.

Which, as always (and as noted), the whole rest of the section fails at conveying.

"Completely nonsexual" seems to be becoming a running gag of sorts. I didn't intend this, but I'm finding myself saying it a lot.

Is he saying that out loud to the whole compartment, including the 11-year-old they've just met?

I hate it when characters seem to forget that there's anyone else in the scene and start spouting their innermost feelings, plans for world domination or whatever in public. It's even worse than the FPODD, because whereas that doesn't establish a scene at all, this ignores what's already been established.

[szaleniec1000]

Exactly. If you want to show us that nudity has nothing to do with sex in your characters' worldview, then quite simply don't mention sex at all.

[sith_droideka]

But then how would Neil justify his wanking?

[szaleniec1000]

There was something on Yahoo (never made clear in the fic, as far as I can tell) about wizard children maturing faster. Despite aging slower, which makes so much sense. It's irrelevant in any case, because the ability to give meaningful consent is based on life experience and emotional rather than physical maturity. That's why we set the age of consent at 16 instead of simply the onset of puberty.

Of course, considering we're talking about the guy who turned Hermione Granger into a simpering doormat, I doubt that Hogwarts Exposed wouldn't be sexist and exploitative even if everyone was old enough. That's another issue.