Ships and new Questions

[Maya Crabtree]

No: HPFGUIDX 8342




>Ah ... in short: she bought him expensive birthday gifts in CoS, PoA &
>GoF (granted, we don't even know when Ron's birthday *is* or what
>Hermione might be buying him);

That always bothered me - I would like to know when Ron's nd Hermione's
Biortjdays are! I would like to know how they all manage to do their
Christmas shopping in Hogsmeasde without the other two noticing. I would
like to know how they mnaged to buy things before they were alowed to go to
(or even knew of) Hogsmeade. I would like to know how the teachers spend all
their time in the school, and never ever take vacations during the year (it
would be possible to take turns in holidays over the Christmas holidays) to
visit family or friends. I know they are so engrossed in the school, but
still... they do come from SOME previous background I should imagine....
Maybe all their friends are at Hogsmeade, but that's another questions I
have - it's not described as a very BIG village, it is only a village, and
accordging to GoF , does not take too long to get from one side of it to the
other... so - where do all the rest of the Wizards live? either in secluded
places like the Burrow. Or, amongst Muggles. Why would they live amongst
Muggles? where do they all work? My friends aegued with me that there are
plenty of positions at the ministry, and in Hogsmeade, or in Diagon Alley...
Still, it seems strange that if you're a Wizard you could either be a
merchant, a ministry worker or a teacher (or what Bill/Charlie do).... since
you've guys have probably discussed this, I expect some of you have very
simple ready answers in your head, reminding me of all the details I am
forgetting...;-)

>she chose to spend all or the vast
>majority of her time with Harry rather than Ron during the H/R fight;


yes, but Harry was the one in need of help! He was tangled in all this
tournament thing, and since the whole school was against him he had no one
else to be with! whereas Ron always had his brothers and if he wanted, the
rest of the whole school, to bond with...;-)

Maya