It's like Neville's given the plant thing because he's gentle, but of course even the gentle people have to be able to kick ass if they're good people. I swear the only reason Neville ends up being as superior a person to Harry as he is is the stuff that was supposed to be a challenge for him to overcome (that he's not actually a bully). It makes him stand out like a shining star.
I guess we shouldn't be surprised people don't know about the Longbottoms given that people only know or don't know things as the plot requires, sometimes changing from one minute to the next. Even in the epilogue she tries to throw in the idea that the kids would have no idea why people are staring at Harry. I explain this to myself by assuming that the kids have never been outside of their tight family group until this moment.
Did she ever explain how Sirius managed to get money out of Gringotts despite being an escaped felon or are there just pockets of cash stowed all around the house?
Maybe he just sent Bill Weasley to take out money for him. For all the security at the bank, they seem remarkably happy to hand over peoples' money to friends of the account owner, even without his permission.
You know, you honestly wonder whether she ever even bothered to take the spell off of them in the end. It would have made leaving them entirely behind for the WW so much easier and more convenient.
I love that it never comes up again. Not that there's a place to put it, but I'd like to think that either she never took it off or that they never forgave her and finally told her what they thought of her.
Yeah, and, honestly, where is the canon to support the idea that he's ugly?
I really don't think he is--Harry would say so, obviously. He's not gorgeous, but pale and pointy isn't necessarily ugly. People used to point to his robes at the Yule ball of all things as proof he was ugly, because he looked like a vicar. Um, vicar's aren't ugly, people. They just wear black and high collars.
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Re: 'cause it's all new to me
Date: 2008-03-28 05:13 pm (UTC)I guess we shouldn't be surprised people don't know about the Longbottoms given that people only know or don't know things as the plot requires, sometimes changing from one minute to the next. Even in the epilogue she tries to throw in the idea that the kids would have no idea why people are staring at Harry. I explain this to myself by assuming that the kids have never been outside of their tight family group until this moment.
Did she ever explain how Sirius managed to get money out of Gringotts despite being an escaped felon or are there just pockets of cash stowed all around the house?
Maybe he just sent Bill Weasley to take out money for him. For all the security at the bank, they seem remarkably happy to hand over peoples' money to friends of the account owner, even without his permission.
You know, you honestly wonder whether she ever even bothered to take the spell off of them in the end. It would have made leaving them entirely behind for the WW so much easier and more convenient.
I love that it never comes up again. Not that there's a place to put it, but I'd like to think that either she never took it off or that they never forgave her and finally told her what they thought of her.
Yeah, and, honestly, where is the canon to support the idea that he's ugly?
I really don't think he is--Harry would say so, obviously. He's not gorgeous, but pale and pointy isn't necessarily ugly. People used to point to his robes at the Yule ball of all things as proof he was ugly, because he looked like a vicar. Um, vicar's aren't ugly, people. They just wear black and high collars.