"The evil ones, maybe. The good ones have advanced morally to the point where they think of Muggles as a species of insect, hence beneath their notice."
No, no! When good wizards abuse Muggles hilarity ensues! After all, what could be funnier than Hagrid practicing dangerous magic which he is unable to do properly on an 11-year old boy and putting him in a hospital! Or what about slipping the same boy tongue enlarging sweets 3 years later? Great fun - he would have suffocated if Mr. Weasley had already left, more is the pity. But he deserved it! I am sure that the driving licence examiner who dared to fail Ron deserved his Confundus as well. Of course, we have seen that Confundus can disorient a person for better part of the day - but who cares if a _driving_ examiner dies in a crash as a result as long as Ron can freeload once again?
"JKR keeps setting up her heroes as victims and then reneges on actually victimizing them."
Well, with Lupin and Sirius it sorta kinda stuck. But regarding Harry - yep.
" Any potential for Harry being in jeopardy got squashed by Ludo Bagman's trial, which confirmed that wizards are such desperately shallow starfuckers you couldn't pay them to convict a celebrity. (Oh Harry! Show me your big Patronus again!)"
I soo wanted and expected to see Bagman as one of the cohort of ex-Gryffindor DEs which would be finally unveiled in the last book, the book that would demonstrate shades of grey, maturity and House unity. Clearly I was living in a completely different universe from one Mrs. Rowling.
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Date: 2007-12-11 01:48 am (UTC)No, no! When good wizards abuse Muggles hilarity ensues! After all, what could be funnier than Hagrid practicing dangerous magic which he is unable to do properly on an 11-year old boy and putting him in a hospital! Or what about slipping the same boy tongue enlarging sweets 3 years later? Great fun - he would have suffocated if Mr. Weasley had already left, more is the pity. But he deserved it! I am sure that the driving licence examiner who dared to fail Ron deserved his Confundus as well. Of course, we have seen that Confundus can disorient a person for better part of the day - but who cares if a _driving_ examiner dies in a crash as a result as long as Ron can freeload once again?
"JKR keeps setting up her heroes as victims and then reneges on actually victimizing them."
Well, with Lupin and Sirius it sorta kinda stuck. But regarding Harry - yep.
" Any potential for Harry being in jeopardy got squashed by Ludo Bagman's trial, which confirmed that wizards are such desperately shallow starfuckers you couldn't pay them to convict a celebrity. (Oh Harry! Show me your big Patronus again!)"
I soo wanted and expected to see Bagman as one of the cohort of ex-Gryffindor DEs which would be finally unveiled in the last book, the book that would demonstrate shades of grey, maturity and House unity. Clearly I was living in a completely different universe from one Mrs. Rowling.