Re: Hermione paying for everything, despite Harry inheriting TWO large fortunes:-
I’m sure this is because Harry has no idea of how muggle money works….er, no, I mean it's because Ron couldn’t contribute financially, so Harry was just trying to make him feel less uncomfortable. That’s it - definitely because Harry was being sympathetic to Ron’s potential embarrassment, *not* because he’s an appalling combination of entitled and brain dead, no sir!
After all, McGonagall herself pointed out how ‘gallant’ our hero is. I don’t want to hear any sarcastic comments about Unforgiveable Curses costing no money, either.
Saying/Not saying Voldemort:-
It started with Dumbles making a perfectly sensible soundbite. I mean comment. Then became a way of showing how brave the heroic Harry and unbearably self-satisfied Hermione were compared to everyone else. Harry just used the name. Hermione insisted that everyone else should because *she'd* mastered it. Cow. Ignoring the fact that H & H had only walked into this world a few years before, whereas the purebloods had been taught, from birth, by their parents, that the name would bring Voldemort to their door.
Do you think JKR had the taboo in mind, even during those earlier books? I thought it was totally new when I read Book 7, but thinking about why people said ‘you know who’ in the first place, maybe it was always in the back of her mind.Sorry JKR, I've done you wrong!
I wish poor, nagged Ron had finally broken down and pointed out that it wasn’t so very brave to say ‘Voldemort‘, but rather perpetuated a damaging myth and they should use his real name - ‘Tom Riddle’ after his MUGGLE father. Preferably at the final battle for everybody to hear. Harry eventually called him Tom, but never mentioned his bloodline which was a bit of a waste. It could have been a dramatic reveal, and embarrassed so many of those who were being ruled/impressed by an arch hypocrite.
Sadly JKR had her heart set on a dull death of the Dark Lord, and we‘d never have got to see the reactions of the Death Eaters/Slytherins etc anyway, what with the juicy epilogue pending. Still at least Hermione stopped her bleating when Harry saying ’Voldemort’ out loud got her violently tortured. Small blessings.
Cruciatus - I don’t know! I haven’t re-read this, I don’t remember the exact details.
Draco - I wish someone had had a wand at Narcissa’s head, threatening to hurt her. (Apologies if that’s what happened though it doesn’t sound like it) I could imagine Draco’d be willing to hurt someone in order to protect her. I’d have accepted that.
Neville - He shouldn’t be able to do it, but I’m proud to say he would refuse to even try.
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Date: 2008-09-01 06:13 pm (UTC)I’m sure this is because Harry has no idea of how muggle money works….er, no, I mean it's because Ron couldn’t contribute financially, so Harry was just trying to make him feel less uncomfortable. That’s it - definitely because Harry was being sympathetic to Ron’s potential embarrassment, *not* because he’s an appalling combination of entitled and brain dead, no sir!
After all, McGonagall herself pointed out how ‘gallant’ our hero is. I don’t want to hear any sarcastic comments about Unforgiveable Curses costing no money, either.
Saying/Not saying Voldemort:-
It started with Dumbles making a perfectly sensible soundbite. I mean comment. Then became a way of showing how brave the heroic Harry and unbearably self-satisfied Hermione were compared to everyone else. Harry just used the name. Hermione insisted that everyone else should because *she'd* mastered it. Cow. Ignoring the fact that H & H had only walked into this world a few years before, whereas the purebloods had been taught, from birth, by their parents, that the name would bring Voldemort to their door.
Do you think JKR had the taboo in mind, even during those earlier books? I thought it was totally new when I read Book 7, but thinking about why people said ‘you know who’ in the first place, maybe it was always in the back of her mind.Sorry JKR, I've done you wrong!
I wish poor, nagged Ron had finally broken down and pointed out that it wasn’t so very brave to say ‘Voldemort‘, but rather perpetuated a damaging myth and they should use his real name - ‘Tom Riddle’ after his MUGGLE father. Preferably at the final battle for everybody to hear. Harry eventually called him Tom, but never mentioned his bloodline which was a bit of a waste. It could have been a dramatic reveal, and embarrassed so many of those who were being ruled/impressed by an arch hypocrite.
Sadly JKR had her heart set on a dull death of the Dark Lord, and we‘d never have got to see the reactions of the Death Eaters/Slytherins etc anyway, what with the juicy epilogue pending. Still at least Hermione stopped her bleating when Harry saying ’Voldemort’ out loud got her violently tortured. Small blessings.
Cruciatus - I don’t know! I haven’t re-read this, I don’t remember the exact details.
Draco - I wish someone had had a wand at Narcissa’s head, threatening to hurt her. (Apologies if that’s what happened though it doesn’t sound like it) I could imagine Draco’d be willing to hurt someone in order to protect her. I’d have accepted that.
Neville - He shouldn’t be able to do it, but I’m proud to say he would refuse to even try.
Harry - is a punk.