That's *exactly* the Lupin I was thinking of. Poor guy.
The thing with the pin that amazes me is how seldom people even consider it a possibility when...why wouldn't you? The woman is described as nervous, and if Draco wasn't really stuck with a pin would he really be able to cover that way? And why take the robes off? In fact, if you've probably had your sleeves measured a dozen times and so know that's part of getting a fitting, why not be prepared for it? The whole scene just makes more sense to me with the straightforward reading, that Draco wasn't even paying attention to his sleeve until he was stuck with a pin, and then he was a baby about it.
Also, JKR's quote, to me, does not indicate there's a mark there ("How else would you become a DE?" seems to apply to CoS!Draco as much as HBP!Draco). He could have a mark, sure, but I don't see why people feel like there *must* be something sore about his arm in the scene. It makes a lot of assumptions that aren't there in the text: Harry doesn't say Draco's arm is sore, does he? I thought he just thought he jerked it away so she wouldn't see the mark. Like maybe he doesn't even remember he said "Ow." And who says a fresh Dark Mark hurts? I thought they only hurt when Voldemort was calling? We've never been shown they're sensitive right after, have we? I don't remember a lot of pain attached to getting a tattoo after it was done.
Hee. That last line suddenly makes me imagine Draco coming home with a tube of Bacitracin and a set of instructions: Care of Your Dark Mark. (Reply to this)(Parent)
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Date: 2005-09-25 09:13 pm (UTC)The thing with the pin that amazes me is how seldom people even consider it a possibility when...why wouldn't you? The woman is described as nervous, and if Draco wasn't really stuck with a pin would he really be able to cover that way? And why take the robes off? In fact, if you've probably had your sleeves measured a dozen times and so know that's part of getting a fitting, why not be prepared for it? The whole scene just makes more sense to me with the straightforward reading, that Draco wasn't even paying attention to his sleeve until he was stuck with a pin, and then he was a baby about it.
Also, JKR's quote, to me, does not indicate there's a mark there ("How else would you become a DE?" seems to apply to CoS!Draco as much as HBP!Draco). He could have a mark, sure, but I don't see why people feel like there *must* be something sore about his arm in the scene. It makes a lot of assumptions that aren't there in the text: Harry doesn't say Draco's arm is sore, does he? I thought he just thought he jerked it away so she wouldn't see the mark. Like maybe he doesn't even remember he said "Ow." And who says a fresh Dark Mark hurts? I thought they only hurt when Voldemort was calling? We've never been shown they're sensitive right after, have we? I don't remember a lot of pain attached to getting a tattoo after it was done.
Hee. That last line suddenly makes me imagine Draco coming home with a tube of Bacitracin and a set of instructions: Care of Your Dark Mark.
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