Is Tickling Not On?

[grannybat84112]

Coming back to this subject after a few rough days at work and home--

Thanks for all the thoughts on tickling. I can't say I have a better 
grasp on the general British attitude toward such antics as practiced 
by teenaged friends, but the personal anecdotes were quite... 
illuminating. ;)
 
I am surprised by how many people view tickling as a form of assault. 
(Tickling as a seduction strategy doesn't make me bat an eye.) Even 
though the ticklers in my family frequently crossed the line from fun 
to physical restraint, I still retained enough of that delicious, 
breathless giddiness to enjoy the memories of that sensation. And I 
grew up in a family prone to violence.
 
Maybe my nerve endings just aren't as reactive as some.

(June, I'm glad I managed to evoke happy memories of your father.)

I could see Harry enjoying a good tickle from the Weasleys. Red-
faced, embarrassed, a little awkward, yes--especially if Ginny and 
Hermione jump into it--but still enjoying a sensation he's never 
known. Or remembers only as a baby.
 
Poor Snape. That man has never been tickled since the day he was born.
 
Grannybat