physical shortcomings, Dudley as the heir of Gryffindor, Dementor's kiss, Ravenclaws, LV's patronus, my 2 cents on the giant squid

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Catlady wrote:
>That's what I kept saying, until someone suggested that the 
eyeglasses aren't really for myopia but have deep magical purposes 
and that all the characters with eyeglasses are Gryffindors. I 
haven't checked on the latter statement. I also think that magic also 
ought to be able to cure obesity and baldness, but the books are full 
of dumpy and/or balding characters. 

Let's just say that if magic in the Potterverse was a cure-all, everybody
would look like Gilderoy Lockhart.  Or any supermodel, for that matter.  

David wrote:
>Several people speculated that Lily Evans was a descendent of Gryffindor.
I have no real view on this theory (except to note that JKR is generally
anti the significance of physical descent), but it does raise an
interesting possibility in a future book: "The door burst open, and a huge
figure was framed against the sudden glare.  It knocked Pettigrew to the
ground with a single blow, saying 'They thought they could conquer me,
Dudley Dursley, in whose veins runs the blood of Godric Gryffindor himself.'"

Who knows?  Anything can happen in the Potterverse, as far as I know.  But
think about it: Dudley Dursley, spoiled brat extraordinaire, a wizard?  Run
for cover.


rucham78 wrote:
>Has it ever been mentioned in canon what happens to the witch or 
wizard who has been kissed by a Dementor?

Yes, Lupin tells Harry that much in PoA, during one of their talks.  The
soul is sucked out of the person in question.  The person continues to
exist, as you don't need a soul to govern bodily functions, but he/she is
now a vegetable.  Sort of being brain-dead, in medical terms.


Linnet wrote:
>It's really the invisible house (Ravenclaw), isn't it?  We don't know who
the head of the house is (Prof. Vector??).

Nope, it's Professor Flitwick, unless I'm mistaken.
  

Elizabeth wrote:
> Really? You think V. has *happy* thoughts? 

I gotta agree with Cindy here.  We have to remember that happiness is
objective, an intangible that differs from person to person.  Although
there is a number of accepted stuff and events that can make a person
happy, it does not follow that all those can make everybody happy.

For example, I give a sack of rice to a rich family.  They'd appreciate the
gesture, maybe.  Or they might even laugh at me for giving them such a
paltry gift.

Now give the same sack of rice to a starving family holed up in a refugee
camp.  How do you think THEY'D react?

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There has been some talk about the giant squid killing Hagrid in OoP.
Frankly, I don't believe that the squid is harmful, seems to be a bit like
Fang and Hagrid, you know.  Scary on the outside, a real sweetie on the
inside.

Besides, stating that the squid discriminates between children and adults,
as Cindy stated, is kinda pushing it, no offense.  Either the creature in
question is docile (Fang) or its not (Aragog, Creature of Slytherin).  I
think a creature would need a bigger brain to be more complex in its actions.

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To Catlady, that was a beautiful discussion you just gave us on the whole
linage issue.