'admirable' grownups, lack of muggle things in Hogwarts

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annahunny wrote:
>I'm sorry to say I don't think JKR has given us any truly admirable 
grown-ups, with the arguable exception of Dumbledore, in the first 4 
books.  The cream of the grown-ups are ineffectual at best.  By now 
it seems obvious that Harry is IT in terms of fighting the evil that  
could completely consume the wizarding  world.  Why the heck aren't 
these folks turning cartwheels to support Harry?  Makes for good 
reading, sure, but doesn't say much for the over-18 set in 
Potterworld.

- I'm going on a limb here.  Regardless of how we feel about the whole
series, this is still a work of fiction, and we still need to see what's
going to happen in the next three books.  Who knows, the HP grownups'
behavior may well be explained.

And excuse me, Sirius is NOT selfish, the Weasleys would do more if they
could, and Snape's role has yet to be fully explained, so I really don't
buy into that whole the-adults-are-all-stupid-gits argument.


Sonja wrote:
>I have always found the lack of entertainment for wizards odd.  The 
only game the students play is wizard chess.  I would think they 
would play other games (either original wizard games or adaptations 
of muggle games.  They have no T.V. or radio at school (or anything 
comparable - we know they have radio at home, why not a school?)  Is 
this nose-to-the-grindstone life typical of European boarding 
schools?  It is no wonder they get into mischief!

>I have noticed that wizards shun muggle activities even when they 
don't have a good alternative.  Ie. - wizard kids don't ride bikes.  
Well, they ride brooms, but they can't do that everywhere.  Wouldn't 
a bike be fun too!  The lake is frozen solid in winter, but they 
don't seem to ice skate.  Why not?  

I'd like to believe that Hogwarts students have other forms of R&R that
just hasn't been stated canonically, or at the very least, they can 'make'
their own fun.  It wouldn't be so hard-pressed to believe that a couple of
muggle-borns would have a pair of ice-skates, a sled even, to play with in
winter, for example.  And if you were skilled enough, I'd bet there were
things you could do with a wand to while away the time... (evil grin)  It
would be safe to assume, however, that they don't have muggle TV, radio, or
other electronic stuff in Hogwarts, for the magic in the air would just
mess it all up.


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