A Few Observations

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No: HPFGUIDX 10816

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., donna.rae at v... wrote:

> Malfoy and Buckbeak - [snip] We all know that Malfoy was
pretending, 
> but why couldn't the teachers see that?  Whenever anyone else is 
> wounded, they are expected to just get over it.  Of course, 
> Buckbeak's predicament *was* a major plot line <g>.
> 
> Donna Rae

I get the strong feeling that Draco's father is very powerful within
the wizarding community.  Of course we already knew that, but we now
know the extent.  Malfoy Sr. has enough influence that the MoM,
Dumbledore, & Hogwarts board of regents would all rather kill an
innocent hippogriff (or chance a risky time-travel scheme) than tell
him that Malfoy Jr. is a lying little snake-turd. Not that Malfoy Sr.
wouldn't be proud of that--"A chip of the old block," he'd probably
say.  :-)

marvin
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Meanwhile, aboard Unterseeboot Noship...

"Lieutenant, report!"
"Sir, the frogmen have returned with 2 kegs of mead from the SS H/H."
"Excellent.  We've pulled another no-shipper from the water.  It's
time to party."
"Sir, yes sir.  All hands prepare for dive!  Ensign, pinch the
horn-elf, he's fallen asleep again."
"Sir, yes sir."
"Well!  I never...wait, were diving?  Well then!  AWOOOGA! AWOOOGA!"