Yep, the possibilities are truly limited. that is so often the case thhough that there was the point i think in book six where i thpught why even bother at all...
Sooo Harry’s main problem with attacks is that he would have go back to muggles. Oh my, you truly are not similar to Tom. At all. it makes me wonder if it was intended or a happy accident she somehow managed to use later... because all her macguffins disregard to chekov's gun and so on i am more inclined to think of accident
almost a mugglemakes me believe that while she tried she never really thought that much about blood-status/purety either; i am no longer surprised that all the other attempts from her flopped because this book only got so far due to kids not caring about the fine details; i am however thankful because i would never have passed english without hp, still she cant write XD
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I really try to not be hard on the kids, because they are teenagers; prone to jumping to conclusions and making horrible decisions. The problem with that is fact that they are 3 different kids with very different backgrounds. Ron should be one to point out that this is not the only option. Not only he is supposed to be this chess champion, but also he lived his whole life with 2 trickster brothers
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McGonagall really doesn't do well under stress, does she? Cracks every time.
I am dying at the thought of Lucius saying Non!. The wizarding world has hung onto enough outdated Muggle bits and bobs that I can totally see the Malfoys being like, of course we speak French, all educated people do.
I am really curious why Percy has such a positive view of Divination, given Trelawney's ineptness. Do you learn more if you really study the textbook instead of drowsing and making stuff up like Harry and Ron?
I partially blame her inability to enduring stress on Albus. She has at least 3 full time jobs (Albus' being one of them) and unlike our dear Headmaster she doesn't dick around. Adding to this the sheer workload a normal teacher at Hogwarts faces and we have a recipe for a disaster. That being said she should petition the Governors Board to rise schools budget so she could employ more people to run this school or quit the job so someone competent could take up the mantle
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I am continually appalled by the Hogwarts teachers' workload. It does explain a lot of things, though. Like, the bullying isn't just out of control because their culture is cavalier about it (though that's a factor). It's also because the staff just don't have the time to even catch most of it, let alone deal with it. Gah!
I can so see Tarot readers being the wizarding world's of counselors! That's how some of them work in the Muggle world anyway, and wizards wouldn't go for anything as Muggle as magic-free psychology, so that would be a good way get the job done.
I also imagine some Squibs going into psychiatric-related professions to figure out their screwed-up families and ending up as psychiatrists and marriage counselors and whatnot. They could be really helpful for counseling mixed magical/Muggle families--no Secrecy violations.
Back when I was teenage writer I was fascinated with Tarot cards and Jung's psychology. I met this kind older woman who was professional Tarot reader. She didn't believe that there was some kind of magic to the cards, but she genuinely wanted to help people. To quote her "Some people are too embarrassed or don't have big enough problems to go to professional. I hope to help those people find what they need." I can absolutely imagine pureblood/halfblood magicals being resistant to going to professional Squib psychologist, but consulting their important life decisions with Divination practitioner.
A lot of people who have some kind trauma/serious psychological problems go into psychology/psychiatry in hopes to solve their own problems. I wouldn't be surprised if a lot of Squibs from pureblood families went into the field. If JKR was actually a good writer I would expect a sequel where we could explore post-Voldemort world and all of it's problems. But then again, I'm huge fan of cyberpunk so I probably shouldn't voice my opinions :P
/Who asked him to tell on Hagrid? If Tom wasn’t the real culprit then it would be his duty to report Hagrid/
No, no, because then he'd be like nasty Draco, who dared to be a snitch and tell McGonagall that the Trio had a dragon. Or he'd be like Marietta, another nasty snitch who dared to be more worried about her mother than a study group that she was roped into attending. No, if you're a snitch, then you're a traitor and beneath contempt.
Never mind that if Tom had had a snitch, someone who'd 'grassed on him' to the staff and authorities, then maybe the wizarding world wouldn't have had to worry about Lord Voldemort
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In a fanfic I'm reading right now, Severus has just found it necessary to apologize to a muggle woman for dealing forcefully (without obvious magic) with an abusive stalker she was clearly too traumatized to be able to handle herself. Yes, it would be wonderful if every single one of us was invariably so strong and competent that we never needed rescuing from difficult and dangerous situations. But when that is not the case, I for one am perfectly willing to be grateful to any Severus Snape who comes along and takes care of things.
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that is so often the case thhough that there was the point i think in book six where i thpught why even bother at all...
Sooo Harry’s main problem with attacks is that he would have go back to muggles. Oh my, you truly are not similar to Tom. At all.
it makes me wonder if it was intended or a happy accident she somehow managed to use later... because all her macguffins disregard to chekov's gun and so on i am more inclined to think of accident
almost a mugglemakes me believe that while she tried she never really thought that much about blood-status/purety either; i am no longer surprised that all the other attempts from her flopped because this book only got so far due to kids not caring about the fine details; i am however thankful because i would never have passed english without hp, still she cant write XD ( ... )
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I am dying at the thought of Lucius saying Non!. The wizarding world has hung onto enough outdated Muggle bits and bobs that I can totally see the Malfoys being like, of course we speak French, all educated people do.
I am really curious why Percy has such a positive view of Divination, given Trelawney's ineptness. Do you learn more if you really study the textbook instead of drowsing and making stuff up like Harry and Ron?
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I can so see Tarot readers being the wizarding world's of counselors! That's how some of them work in the Muggle world anyway, and wizards wouldn't go for anything as Muggle as magic-free psychology, so that would be a good way get the job done.
I also imagine some Squibs going into psychiatric-related professions to figure out their screwed-up families and ending up as psychiatrists and marriage counselors and whatnot. They could be really helpful for counseling mixed magical/Muggle families--no Secrecy violations.
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I can absolutely imagine pureblood/halfblood magicals being resistant to going to professional Squib psychologist, but consulting their important life decisions with Divination practitioner.
A lot of people who have some kind trauma/serious psychological problems go into psychology/psychiatry in hopes to solve their own problems. I wouldn't be surprised if a lot of Squibs from pureblood families went into the field.
If JKR was actually a good writer I would expect a sequel where we could explore post-Voldemort world and all of it's problems. But then again, I'm huge fan of cyberpunk so I probably shouldn't voice my opinions :P
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No, no, because then he'd be like nasty Draco, who dared to be a snitch and tell McGonagall that the Trio had a dragon. Or he'd be like Marietta, another nasty snitch who dared to be more worried about her mother than a study group that she was roped into attending. No, if you're a snitch, then you're a traitor and beneath contempt.
Never mind that if Tom had had a snitch, someone who'd 'grassed on him' to the staff and authorities, then maybe the wizarding world wouldn't have had to worry about Lord Voldemort ( ... )
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That is the standard in this world. We never see any acknowledgement that sometimes it is necessary to speak up.
Never - not to save lives, remain silent even if it helps evil to flourish.
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