Muggle-born - Evil Hufflepuffs/Good Slytherins - Remus - Dementors - List Elves

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No: HPFGUIDX 17757

Ouroboros wrote:
> For some students, we get confirmation of whether they are
> wizarding or non wizarding  (Cedric, the Creeveys, etc.) but
> for more minor characters, we can't really say either way.
> (for example:  what about Cho?)

I personally believe that Cho is Muggle-born and her parents emigrated
from Hong Kong to England. I may be biased because there was a girl from
Hong Kong in my college dorm who was named Miao Chang. Despite having a
wonderful personal name pronounced Meow, she had a small dog rather than
a cat. By the way, does anyone know what religions are common among
people from Hong Kong? For some reason, all the people from Hong Kong
whom I know are Christians..

Vlatka wrote:
> However, all this does not mean that  Hufflepuffs cannot
> have evil potential.  Just like I do not think that all Slytherins
> are bad  ;-)

I had a new (to me) thought today! Despite the Sorting Hat's songs
saying that Hufflepuffs have loyalty and hard work, Ravenclaws are
studious, Slytherins are ambitious, Gryffindors are brave, whatever, we
were ALSO told that the Hat's purpose is to pick the students for each
House whom the Founder of that House would have picked if heesh was
still around. I suspect that the Founders were influenced by many
characteristics of the students when deciding which students to accept
into their own teaching. For example, charming people, people who bake
chocolate chip cookies, and people who look like one of the chooser's
old friends might be chosen despite their lack of (hard work)
(intelligence) (courage) (deviousness).

So, maybe ol' Salazar really did make a point of choosing only evil
children to be his students.

Mona wrote:
> Remus Lupin (whom I feel is the perfect man

very true

> and if he were a real person I don't know what I would do. lol)

You'd take a number and queue up with the rest of us.

> My question  is  do you feel that  Snape hates Lupin because of
> a) association with Black and Potter or
> b) because of his prejudice due to his  wolfishness/disability?

Both, but mostly the latter.

> Anyhow, I would love to see him brought back in book five

Yes! More Remus!

> and more fully developed with a love interest.

No! His love interest is ME, Sirius, or NO ONE!!!!

Heidi wrote:
> Of course they could be spirits, but if not, Dementors might
> be Lethifolds,  which are warded off with the patronus, or
> they could be, as we discussed, soulless humans.

We need for Nick to write JKR a letter asking about that.

Neil wrote:
> Simon (the man of many parts) - Elf Simey

Erm, many *spare* parts? Does he have an extra head or arm or something?

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