Harry’s indignant that Snape was the one to cure Katie Bell. He probably got his Snape cooties all over her!
How could he possibly think Pomfrey could have more knowledge than Snape? Madam P is a chick. It's cool for her to know stuff about how to console the tears of the injured or blowing on a bruised knee, but the Dark Arts is serious business and needs a guy's level-headed logic.
Harry identifies Phineas as Sirius’ great great grandfather—is he Draco’s great great grandfather too?
LOL, this reminds me of the Tonks fan I saw who was mocking how inbred the Malfoys are. The Malfoys who are related by blood to the Blacks, you mean?
Note how Dumbledore's the caring sharing liberal in comparison with Phineas, who wouldn't allow a student to question the way Hogwarts is run. Dumbledore only stops the Ministry, the parents, or students whom he dislikes from having their say.
There was no trace of the Gaunts in Tom’s face.
He's reading a book, too. Probably theory. Why, Albus should have known all along!
Dumbledore also reminds Harry of Tom saying he could hurt others if he wanted to…err…so he’s a lot like our band of hero wizards then?
Tom's first interest in magic was to hurt others! Not like Harry, who was looking for a book on how to curse his family on his first trip out. That was an example of his humanity and the awfulness of the people he left behind, I'm sure.
Katie, who has been removed to St. Mungo’s.
Dumbledore's getting hourly reports, even! I'm sure he would have known Katie's name if asked prior to this. And I'm equally sure he consults regularly with the Edgecombes and the Montagues over their children's progress. Probably visited Draco in the hospital wing with candy when his arm was slashed.
Why does Dumbledore even call them lessons, anyway?
Because we're learning how to tell bad people from their blood, stupid!
Dumbledore explains that Merope couldn’t use magic because she didn’t want to be a witch anymore
She could have done magic to get herself food, apparently. Unlike the Weasleys, who must suffer nobly and silently, using their magic only to punish the wicked.
Harry thinks Dumbledore will insist on accompanying Tom to Diagon Alley and is surprised when he doesn’t.
Dumbledore lets people make their own choices. Unless their choices are to resign because they're incompetent, or to not win enough points to win their house cup, or to demand that the Gryffindor Quidditch team be disbanded until approved.
a fund I suspect was just made up this second since Ron goes through an entire year with no wand, but whatever.
Tom's greedy about it, though. (...Unlike the Weasleys?) Goddamn grabby orphans! Of course, if Tom were of true, noble stock, he'd have been left a trust fund, but since he's po' white trash, he doesn't deserve one. Enjoy being a charity case!
Harry is indignant that Merope didn’t save herself for her son. Dumbledore asks if he feels sorry for Voldemort. Haha! That’s funny Albus. Like Harry would care. He’s just judging Merope.
It's so refreshing to see how much insight these guys have into the rigours of pregnancy, childbirth and motherhood!
Dumbledore asks Harry not to judge Merope too harshly, since after all she never had his mother’s courage.
She also had a situation that couldn't be further from Lily's, except that they were both pregnant with boys at some point. Lily was healthy, apparently fairly privileged (educated, talented, 'cheeky' and stood up to James which implies confidence, married a wealthy guy, pretty) with a family and friends and a husband; Merope was starving and underprivileged (poor, ugly, untalented, alone, with a family who just abused her physically as the most hopeful possible interpretation.) This has got to be one of the more offensive lines in the series (probably not in the top ten, but maybe the top twenty?). (I might add Merope had the courage to give birth to her son rather than killing herself and thus him to as soon as Riddle, left. Except that really is an unthinkable action in the Potterverse.)
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Date: 2006-06-09 06:14 pm (UTC)How could he possibly think Pomfrey could have more knowledge than Snape? Madam P is a chick. It's cool for her to know stuff about how to console the tears of the injured or blowing on a bruised knee, but the Dark Arts is serious business and needs a guy's level-headed logic.
Harry identifies Phineas as Sirius’ great great grandfather—is he Draco’s great great grandfather too?
LOL, this reminds me of the Tonks fan I saw who was mocking how inbred the Malfoys are. The Malfoys who are related by blood to the Blacks, you mean?
Note how Dumbledore's the caring sharing liberal in comparison with Phineas, who wouldn't allow a student to question the way Hogwarts is run. Dumbledore only stops the Ministry, the parents, or students whom he dislikes from having their say.
There was no trace of the Gaunts in Tom’s face.
He's reading a book, too. Probably theory. Why, Albus should have known all along!
Dumbledore also reminds Harry of Tom saying he could hurt others if he wanted to…err…so he’s a lot like our band of hero wizards then?
Tom's first interest in magic was to hurt others! Not like Harry, who was looking for a book on how to curse his family on his first trip out. That was an example of his humanity and the awfulness of the people he left behind, I'm sure.
Katie, who has been removed to St. Mungo’s.
Dumbledore's getting hourly reports, even! I'm sure he would have known Katie's name if asked prior to this. And I'm equally sure he consults regularly with the Edgecombes and the Montagues over their children's progress. Probably visited Draco in the hospital wing with candy when his arm was slashed.
Why does Dumbledore even call them lessons, anyway?
Because we're learning how to tell bad people from their blood, stupid!
Dumbledore explains that Merope couldn’t use magic because she didn’t want to be a witch anymore
She could have done magic to get herself food, apparently. Unlike the Weasleys, who must suffer nobly and silently, using their magic only to punish the wicked.
Harry thinks Dumbledore will insist on accompanying Tom to Diagon Alley and is surprised when he doesn’t.
Dumbledore lets people make their own choices. Unless their choices are to resign because they're incompetent, or to not win enough points to win their house cup, or to demand that the Gryffindor Quidditch team be disbanded until approved.
a fund I suspect was just made up this second since Ron goes through an entire year with no wand, but whatever.
Tom's greedy about it, though. (...Unlike the Weasleys?) Goddamn grabby orphans! Of course, if Tom were of true, noble stock, he'd have been left a trust fund, but since he's po' white trash, he doesn't deserve one. Enjoy being a charity case!
Harry is indignant that Merope didn’t save herself for her son. Dumbledore asks if he feels sorry for Voldemort. Haha! That’s funny Albus. Like Harry would care. He’s just judging Merope.
It's so refreshing to see how much insight these guys have into the rigours of pregnancy, childbirth and motherhood!
Dumbledore asks Harry not to judge Merope too harshly, since after all she never had his mother’s courage.
She also had a situation that couldn't be further from Lily's, except that they were both pregnant with boys at some point.
Lily was healthy, apparently fairly privileged (educated, talented, 'cheeky' and stood up to James which implies confidence, married a wealthy guy, pretty) with a family and friends and a husband; Merope was starving and underprivileged (poor, ugly, untalented, alone, with a family who just abused her physically as the most hopeful possible interpretation.)
This has got to be one of the more offensive lines in the series (probably not in the top ten, but maybe the top twenty?).
(I might add Merope had the courage to give birth to her son rather than killing herself and thus him to as soon as Riddle, left. Except that really is an unthinkable action in the Potterverse.)