Regarding DTCL's frequent attitude toward two certain HP characters

[star-dragon5.livejournal.com]

You're all familiar with the Draco in Leather Pants and Ron the Death Eater tropes, right?

After seeing the way some--not all--members of this comm treat Snape and Dumbledore, I'm seriously tempted to rename the tropes "Severus in Leather Pants" and "Albus the Death Eater."

I'm sorry if I've offended anyone, but I joined DTCL under the impression it was about analyzing the more problematic parts of the HP books, not about glorifying characters you like/bashing characters you don't like. It looks like I was wrong.

Comments

[for-diddled.livejournal.com]

I think one of Rita Skeeter's hit pieces in GOF mentions that breeding new kinds of dangerous animal is illegal.

[madderbrad.livejournal.com]

Not quite illegal:

Hagrid has no intention of ceasing his campaign of intimidation, however. In conversation with a Daily Prophet reporter last month, he admitted breeding creatures he has dubbed "Blast-Ended Skrewts," highly dangerous crosses between manti-cores and fire-crabs. The creation of new breeds of magical creature is, of course, an activity usually closely observed by the Department for the Regulation and Control of Magical Creatures. Hagrid, however, considers himself to be above such petty restrictions.

"I was just having some fun," he says, before hastily changing the subject.

Thanks for pointing me at the place.

Given Rita's penchant for hyperbole and her negative attitude towards Hagrid I think we can assume from this that breeding magical creatures *isn't* illegal. Not from this quote anyway. 'Usually closely observed' doesn't equate to 'against the law'.

Although nx74defiant in another comment right after yours says there's a piece in 'Care of Magical Creatures' - maybe she means 'Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them? - which says it's outright illegal?