*Although again the author’s a little hard-pressed to really demonstrate what she’s talking about. The bezoar trick hardly shows an intuitive grasp of Potions I think it shows that's Slughorn who is hard-pressed to find a reason why he should praise Harry and not punish him for sheer check. It is true that a bezoar is a instant multi-purpose antidote, but it is not what Harry was called to demonstrate.
*Malfoy’s hand goes to his wand here—the kid’s already jumpy and paranoid as a long-tailed cat in a rocking chair factory. He has almost killed a fellow student and there is a poisoned bottle of mead gone missing. He is entitled to be jumpy!
*This chapter reminds me of the illogical proofs of the Werewolf!Malfoy story. Draco’s disappearing off the map several times a day all month because he’s in the RoR somehow becomes Draco disappearing for a week each month because he’s a werewolf. I understand that someone sees a likeness between the 'gray and tired' Draco we see a few times during the year and the appearance of Lupin after the full moon.
And then Slughorn the Potion Master whose job it is to make antidotes stands around like an idiot while Harry roots through his Potions kit and grabs a bezoar that Slughorn’s got right there in the room. The weird thing is, when on the Hogwarts Express a student was chocking, he intervened immediately and solved the situation.
*You know, I just realized it’s kind of convenient that nobody thinks Slughorn wasn’t the real intended victim for that poison. Hasn’t he been paranoid all year? Isn’t he in hiding? Isn’t he the horcrux guy? But... but now he is at Hogwarts! the place is perfectly safe!
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Date: 2006-07-17 07:39 pm (UTC)I think it shows that's Slughorn who is hard-pressed to find a reason why he should praise Harry and not punish him for sheer check. It is true that a bezoar is a instant multi-purpose antidote, but it is not what Harry was called to demonstrate.
*Malfoy’s hand goes to his wand here—the kid’s already jumpy and paranoid as a long-tailed cat in a rocking chair factory.
He has almost killed a fellow student and there is a poisoned bottle of mead gone missing. He is entitled to be jumpy!
*This chapter reminds me of the illogical proofs of the Werewolf!Malfoy story. Draco’s disappearing off the map several times a day all month because he’s in the RoR somehow becomes Draco disappearing for a week each month because he’s a werewolf.
I understand that someone sees a likeness between the 'gray and tired' Draco we see a few times during the year and the appearance of Lupin after the full moon.
And then Slughorn the Potion Master whose job it is to make antidotes stands around like an idiot while Harry roots through his Potions kit and grabs a bezoar that Slughorn’s got right there in the room.
The weird thing is, when on the Hogwarts Express a student was chocking, he intervened immediately and solved the situation.
*You know, I just realized it’s kind of convenient that nobody thinks Slughorn wasn’t the real intended victim for that poison. Hasn’t he been paranoid all year? Isn’t he in hiding? Isn’t he the horcrux guy?
But... but now he is at Hogwarts! the place is perfectly safe!