Hogwarts Express - Narcissa - Oz, Narnia, Children's Lit

[meboriqua at aol.com]

No: HPFGUIDX 22831

I feel like Rita, making multiple posts in one!

First, much speculation has been made on the Hogwarts population and 
who fits in the Hogwarts Express.  Here's my thought (which probably 
isn't original *sigh*): can't the inside of the Express be magically 
expanded like the Ford Anglia was to accommodate all the Weasleys and 
Harry?  I was thinking that the train may look smaller on the outside 
than it really is.

Narcissa - several people have mentioned that she is a Death Eater, 
but I see no evidence of that.  I'm not saying I think she's an Auror 
or just a sweet woman who dotes on her son, but just because her hubby 
is a DE does not mean that she is too.  Besides, there is no evidence 
in the canon of it.

Children's Lit and violence - few things are as loathesome to me as 
censorship.  I continue to be flabbergasted at people who think 
literature should be watered down to keep kids innocent.  Innocent my 
eye!  Just take a look at MTV or, as someone mentioned, any cartoon on 
television today.  While I find "Itchy and Scratchy" to be hilarious, 
it is also without a doubt the most violent cartoon I have ever seen.  
Kids today are not innocent, and to try and protect them from 
something written in a book is about as stupid as one can get.  Many 
parents choose to read GoF with their children, which is the way it 
should be with possibly scary or inappropriate material.  That way, 
kids can ask questions and learn, instead of being shielded from 
reality only to be smacked in the face by it later.

Enough ranting.  Boy could I go on about that for hours!

--jenny from ravenclaw, whose students wouldn't bat an eye at GoF and 
its "inappropriateness"***********************