POA - Chapter 10

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The Marauder's Map

*Harry is kept in the hospital wing for a WHOLE weekend. I don't hear any protests that Harry is faking and milking his Dementor faints. If the chosen one stays out a few extra days, it is the way of things.

*Harry gets a whole bunch of gifts from his subjects. Hagrid gives him ugly flowers. OMG, "normal" Ginny even plucks up the courage to see him. She bestows another singing card on him. Just what a boy of 13 years wants from a friend. How much you want to bet that Molly is passing on those singing cards? I bet the singer is that singing sorceress chick. All to bag the chosen one.

*Harry is keeping Grim secrets from Ron and Hermione because it is required by the plot at this time. Otherwise it just looks as if Harry doesn't think Ron or Hermione is up to the challenge of sharing the awful burden of being Harry Potter.

*Oh noone else faints from Dementors thinks EMO Harry. It is proof of his super speshulness.

*Harry remembers his mother's death. Okay. He was barely a year old but he has full memories of this event? How common is it that anyone remembers being a baby? Oh, I forgot Harry had all the magical super powers of a chosen infant.

*Lupin is back from his little vacation and the class complains about Snape. Which truthfully, Lupin doesn't really give a damn. He just tells them they won't have to complete Snape's assignment.

*Hermione, ever in a campaign to win more admiration, has already completed the assignment. That brown-noser. Did she really think that Snape would even read all that?

*Lupin and class study more dangerous animals that would have been a better course of study for animal class.

*You know, besides the dementor class and Harry's personal patronus class, I don't think Lupin really teaches that much protection against the dark arts.

*Its almost as if he was already aware that he wouldn't be staying long. Hmmph

*Lupin keeps Harry after class. You know, for someone who was one of the best friends of James Potter, he doesn't seem all that friendly to Harry. Poor Harry, looking for any amount of fatherly affection, just clings to him really pathetically.

*Lupin gives Harry the lowdown on Dementors. Because someone has to be in charge of exposition. When they aren't, they are thrown into the arms of weepy women who lose their powers of pink.

*Lupin, that gem, agrees to give Harry Patronus lessons. Its not as if Dumbledore probably told him to do it. Otherwise Lupin would have been content to just be the DADA teacher without extra Harry.

*Harry is really looking forward to the extra attention. Pathetic little one.

*Oh and the sky turned opaline white. Good use of the thesaurus there Rowling. Bravo.

*I suppose this ties into HBP somehow. In POA, under pearly sky, Harry receives the map. In HBP, over pearly love potion, Harry gets the Prince. He loves all of them of course. As they are all pretty nasty in their own way.

*Ron and Hermione rearrange their Christmas Holidays around Harry. Because that is what its all about...Harry not their own families. Molly wouldn't complain, that love potion takes time to stock. But I would really like to know what the Grangers feel.

*Harry can't go to Hogsmeade DAMMIT! But wait! Here come the Twins with a plot point! You need a magical map that helps you sneak around and represents a security flaw in Hogwarts defense system? Why here we are to help!

*I shudder to think how many times the Twins used this map to torture students they didn't like. I shudder even more to think how the marauders used this to abuse everyone as well. It was probably even used to stalk the ever wonderful Lily-poo. Thanks be, Harry didn't use it to follow Ginnysue.

*Harry cheerfully skips out of Hogwarts, with the map's help, to Hogsmeade. Even though there are two crazed killers on his tail.

*Hey, Harry had to go to Hogsmeade dammit.

*Harry checks out the very sadistic candy on sale at Honeydukes. I know I always wanted candy toads hopping in my stomach and making me nauseous.

*Ron and Hermione, trying to forge some kind of simpatico, do what all people who have nothing in common do. Discuss their one mutual friend.

*Ron seems really determined to buy Harry really awful candy made from real blood. Hmm, your passive agressive tendencies are showing Ron. Heavens only knows WHERE OR FROM WHOM the wizards got this blood from.

*Ron is miffed that the Twins didn't tell him about the map. Of course, Hermione scolds Harry.

*They go to The Three Broomsticks in which Harry has his first alcoholic beverage. Hey a 13 year old has to start living in the fast lane sometime.

*AND THEN all the Hogwarts teachers along with Fudge decide to sit next to Harry and gossip about him! How convenient. You know Harry never has to work for any of his secrets at all. He serendipitously gets all his info when he hides behind the nearest available plant.

*The fact that Fudge would be hanging around with a bunch of teachers just shows what a small circus the WW really is. Can you imagine any world leader hanging around with school professors?

*Just why are they discussing the Sirius dilemma in front of Rosmerta? How is it any of her business? Is it any wonder Riddle is so successful in his jackass plans when everyone in the most important jobs can't keep their mouths shut with personal info?

*How how wonderful was James Potter and Sirius Black. Real charmers! I'm sure even Snape would agree.

*Oh and as per Rosmerta, we get a very nasty, Peter "was that fat little boy who was always tagging after them at Hogwarts". Thank you Rosie you're a real beauty. THAT must be why Peter was attacked he was fat. It also explains everything later, if only he lost a couple of pounds and none of the rest would have happened.

*I also get a whiff from everyone that Peter wasn't good enough for Sirius and James. Puleeze. Everyone was too good for the likes of those jerks. But of course these really are the paragons of the HP world.

*Not a word about Lupin. I guess noone thought he was good enough for the wonder pals either.

*Of course Hagrid bawls that he was used by Sirius. Again, why is brainless Hagrid included on this? As if he hasn't been accidently helping Riddle out on each of his wacky plans from the beginning.

*Sirius hearts the Dark Lord, revealed the Potters whereabouts and killed lots of people. Merry Christmas Harry!

*After making sure they pointlessly discuss all things Harry, the crowd leaves the bar.

*OMG, Harry is in shock! Will he survive it?

Comments

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I don't know of any world leaders who discuss security issues with their former teachers. The fact that Fudge does just highlights the backwardness of the WW in this respect.
Seeing that the wizarding world doesn't seem to have anything similar to universities, I think we may safely assume, that Hogwarts is the equivalent to the scientific and academic world. Although that idea makes me bury my face in my palms, I think it explains why the teachers are so much sought after by the ministry and Hogwarts is so much on their radar (OotP)

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I think we may safely assume, that Hogwarts is the equivalent to the scientific and academic world. Although that idea makes me bury my face in my palms, I think it explains why the teachers are so much sought after by the ministry and Hogwarts is so much on their radar (OotP)

That is a scary thought, if the WW government has to go beg advice from Hogwarts teachers. Not to the mention the fact that none of them were concerned with security and were discussing important aspects of the case in front of Rosmerta. Rosmerta who, by the way, was practically soiling her pants to get more information on the Fidelius Charm.