]8< Grah! Bitch! No thirteen-year-old makes McGonagall stammer like an idiot! Also, why was McGonagall even there? Aside from the obvious Gryffindor-bashing, of course. Holly's safety isn't one of McGonagall's prioritized responsibilities, it's Snape's job first as the Head of the Slytherin House. Even if Hermione told McGonagall, I'm pretty sure Snape would be the one to deal with the broom and whether or not it was cursed.
... Wait, why would Vernon start throwing things if he was in the same situation as Lupin? ]= I thought he was more the kind of man who yells and intimidates people who are smaller than him with his blue-ish purple RageFace. Not to mention that I don't know why Petunia would start shrieking randomly in the same situation. That would attract unwanted attention that would make it look like her family was anything other than perfectly normal.
The bitchiness, sociopathic tendencies and entitlement issues aside, Holly is such a boring character. She does nothing just because she really likes it... well, other than
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I know. That stammering just made me furious. Like I said, the only possible justification I could see would be if she got the "serious" reference (which is just obscure) or was floored by Holly implying that the security measures make her life so tough. And if it's the latter, yeah, McGonagall would be more likely to say "Suck it"
... Oh. Wow. I didn't even catch that reference. I never do. For some reason, my brain can't make the connection that Sirius and serious almost sounds the same. But I don't know why McGonagall would catch it. Doesn't she still think that Sirius is out to kill Holly? Or have I missed something? Why would she go "Oh, well, that's alright, then" when she finds out that Sirius sent it to her?
Oh! Wait! I think I've got it! It's another jab at McGonagall, and anyone who doesn't know that Sirius is innocent... Well, pretty much everyone who isn't part of Holly's Inner Circle.
"Lol, guys, I just totally told McGonagall and Snape that Sirius gave it to me, but they totally don't know it! I'm so awesome."
Yes, because heaven forbid that not everyone has mind-raping powers and is favored by an author who read ahead. At least the other characters work with what they've got, and doesn't just procrastinate when they have something important to do. Like, say, Hermione. She reacted the way anyone would have, if they suspected that someone they considered a friend (I have no idea why Hermione still would try to hang around Holly, though) had received a cursed item in their presents. She went to the teachers to try to solve the problem and protect her friend. Holly, on the other hand, knows that Scabbers is really Pettigrew, knows where Pettigrew is, knows that she has to get to him before the year is out in order to get Sirius' name cleared (which I'm guessing is what she wants...), and does NOTHING that we can see in order to get to him. ]=
By the way, I hope I'm not the only one who thinks that if someone dared to have mind-powers and read her mind (even by accident) she'd throw a tantrum worthy of Rose Potter, complete with carving words
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The way I see it, there's two possibilities, neither of which lead to a stuttering McGonagall fleeing with her tail between her legs (let's face it, nothing would). 1) She catches the Sirius reference, which leads to: McGonagall: Miss Potter, if you have any knowledge on the whereabouts of Sirius Black, I suggest you come forward straight away. In the mean time, I'll be confiscating that broom until we can be sure it wasn't sent by Sirius Black in the first place. 2) Or she doesn't, in which case we get: McGonagall: Very well, then, if you wouldn't mind getting that receipt, I'm sure we can have this all sorted out in no time.
I mean, McGonagall fully states that she knows Holly is lying, but doesn't call her bluff?
Grah! Bitch! No thirteen-year-old makes McGonagall stammer like an idiot!
Also, why was McGonagall even there? Aside from the obvious Gryffindor-bashing, of course. Holly's safety isn't one of McGonagall's prioritized responsibilities, it's Snape's job first as the Head of the Slytherin House. Even if Hermione told McGonagall, I'm pretty sure Snape would be the one to deal with the broom and whether or not it was cursed.
... Wait, why would Vernon start throwing things if he was in the same situation as Lupin? ]= I thought he was more the kind of man who yells and intimidates people who are smaller than him with his blue-ish purple RageFace.
Not to mention that I don't know why Petunia would start shrieking randomly in the same situation. That would attract unwanted attention that would make it look like her family was anything other than perfectly normal.
The bitchiness, sociopathic tendencies and entitlement issues aside, Holly is such a boring character. She does nothing just because she really likes it... well, other than ( ... )
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"Lol, guys, I just totally told McGonagall and Snape that Sirius gave it to me, but they totally don't know it! I'm so awesome."
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Like, say, Hermione. She reacted the way anyone would have, if they suspected that someone they considered a friend (I have no idea why Hermione still would try to hang around Holly, though) had received a cursed item in their presents. She went to the teachers to try to solve the problem and protect her friend. Holly, on the other hand, knows that Scabbers is really Pettigrew, knows where Pettigrew is, knows that she has to get to him before the year is out in order to get Sirius' name cleared (which I'm guessing is what she wants...), and does NOTHING that we can see in order to get to him. ]=
By the way, I hope I'm not the only one who thinks that if someone dared to have mind-powers and read her mind (even by accident) she'd throw a tantrum worthy of Rose Potter, complete with carving words ( ... )
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1) She catches the Sirius reference, which leads to:
McGonagall: Miss Potter, if you have any knowledge on the whereabouts of Sirius Black, I suggest you come forward straight away. In the mean time, I'll be confiscating that broom until we can be sure it wasn't sent by Sirius Black in the first place.
2) Or she doesn't, in which case we get:
McGonagall: Very well, then, if you wouldn't mind getting that receipt, I'm sure we can have this all sorted out in no time.
I mean, McGonagall fully states that she knows Holly is lying, but doesn't call her bluff?
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