Truths in the Wizarding World

[Ebony]

No: HPFGUIDX 7222

Thanks, Storm!  May I quote some of these?  I'll be sure to give 
you proper credit... it's important for chapter two.

I'll answer each line by line.

--- In HPforGrownups at egroups.com, Snuffles MacGoo 
<msmacgoo at o...> wrote:
> * You can't kill the bad guy.

Why not?  (I watched "Romeo Must Die" over the weekend and 
something in this vein was said/implied in the movie.)  
Elaborate, someone!  

> 
> * Weasleys all have red hair (exactly what this says about 
respective Mrs.  Weasleys' gene pool I leave you to ponder)

In my fic, two third-generation Weasleys don't have red hair, but 
the red gene managed to tinge the mothers' platinum blonde/jet 
black alleles somewhat.  I think that most of the Weasleys of 
prior generations had spouses that were quite similar 
ethnically--have we determined if the family is English or Scottish 
or Irish?  If one or two married a very, very fair Nordic girl or 
someone of another race, it doesn't necessarily follow that they'd 
have the carroty red hair.   

Of course, I'm not drawing these conclusions from genetic 
knowledge.  Just from my experience with multiethnic/multiracial 
friends in real life.  :)

> * Slytherins are either ALL nasty or ALL misunderstood 
(depending on your 
> perspective).

I like this one.  Explains the growing Draco/Snape fetishes. 

> * Seekers have the most fun

I like this one too. 

 * Being an animagus is easier than most people think (given 
the number of 
> unregistered ones running around)

LOL!  Well, I wouldn't say that it's easy.  Just worth the wizard or 
witch's while to undergo the procedure. 

> * Dumbledore is the greatest wizard of his age (he can't - hear 
the desperation 
> - can't turn out to be bad)

Ah, you've been listening to Neil harp about Dumbledore's 
two-facedness, have you?  :)  I don't think he's bad.  Just a 
marked wizard--he won't survive the canon, poor thing. 

> Is that the sort of thing you are thinking of Ebony? I'll keep 
thinking -

Thanks so much, Storm!  This is really important for ch. 2!

I'd also like for others to add to the list if they can think of anything 
else--

Ebony