Map again - Lack of TV - PA 12/13 questions

[Amy Z]

No: HPFGUIDX 20191

Allyse wrote:

>An oft mentioned theory is that only a fellow Marauder can see MWPP on the 
>map, which is why Lupin was able to see Wormtail; but the counter argument 
>is that Snape was able to see Moony when he found the map on Lupin's desk.
>
>I just wondered if anyone had advanced the theory to include the person who 
>first *activated* the map.
>Then, when Snape came into the office with the potion and discovered the 
>map, Lupin would be visible, since it was Lupin himself who activitated.

You are so smart!  That makes perfect sense.  (Send it to Jo so she'll have 
a ready answer when some 9-year-old asks her how come no one ever noticed 
Peter before.)

Catherine wrote:

>do all the Muggleborn children have withdrawals from TV when they go
to Hogwarts?

Nope, 'cause being at Hogwarts is way better than anything TV has to offer.  
That's why supposedly hyperactive, TV-addicted boys will spend three days 
straight reading a 700-page book about it, foregoing TV altogether.

>4. *Is* it obvious what is making Lupin ill?  (yeah, yeah, yeah, I know.  
>Pretend this is the first time you've read PoA)

Well, if you've done your werewolf essay it is.

I'm not sure when I became sure that Lupin was a werewolf--I swear, when I 
read OoP I'm going to make running notes so I can look back and see what I 
theorized when--but I think I got it by this point in the story.  I didn't 
get that his Boggart turned into the moon, though.  I thought it really was 
a crystal ball and that he didn't like them because someone looking into one 
would know what he was . . . at least I think that's what I thought.  I also 
strongly suspected that he =was= helping Sirius into the castle, so so much 
for my prescience.

Jamieson wrote:

>It should have been a lot more. I think Malfoy should have been expelled.
>::hides from those who are now booing him at the thought of having Malfoy 
>gone::

Tell you what.  We'll make you and the booers happy by keeping Malfoy at 
Hogwarts, but adding to his punishment that he must wear painfully tight 
leather trousers at all times.

BTW, the points system =is= very arbitrary; it seems to depend more on the 
mood of the teacher than anything else.  Coming soon to a Lexicon near you:  
a complete list of all cases of points being added or subtracted so you can 
judge for yourself:  is McGonagall fairer than Snape?  is Snape harder on 
Gryffindors than on any other students?  and what the heck is Percy's 
problem?

Indigo wrote:

>Add to that that his other best friend is a know-it-all who takes *every* 
>opportunity to prove she's smart and the boys are dumb and couldn't 
>possibly form a coherent thought without her. <snip>

>Add to *that* that not only has Hermione showed zero respect for Ron's 
>feelings, she has now showed zero respect for Harry's feelings,

These are surely Ron's views, at times at least, but I respectfully submit 
that he needs to get a grip.

Hermione may be a know-it-all, but she doesn't think the boys are dumb and 
by PoA, she seldom treats them as if they are.  The "isn't it obvious?" 
about what's wrong with Lupin really stands out, in fact (and I don't much 
blame her for being snippy at that point since they've been giving her the 
silent treatment for some weeks).

As for showing zero respect for Harry's feelings:  Hermione respects Harry's 
feelings, not to mention his life; it's Harry who isn't taking the danger to 
himself seriously.  If I were Hermione or Ron, I'd be worried that he had a 
death wish at this point.  He's just that week learned that Black, for all 
intents and purposes, murdered his parents; he knows Black has been in the 
castle; and he still isn't taking Black's threat against his life seriously. 
  Ron is being even more irresponsible not to try to rein Harry in (Harry's 
own unwillingness to face facts is more understandable to me).  I hand it to 
Hermione for being the only one of the three mature enough to look 
objectively at this gift.  Her only misstep, IMO, is that she should have 
said exactly what she was thinking when she first saw the Firebolt:  not 
just "I don't think you should ride it" but "I think Black sent it to you."  
That would at least have given Harry the opportunity to weigh her 
objections.

>And she's convinced herself that it's instinct for a cat to chase a rat.

Is this something one has to convince oneself of?  Sounds like plain truth 
to me.

I'm confused, Indigo--aren't you an R/Her?  How can you want to see R/H if 
you love Ron and can't stand Hermione?

Amy Z
who loves 'em both to death

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