[HPforGrownups] Ethnic stereotyping, hybrids, time

[Alexandra Y. Kwan]

No: HPFGUIDX 20642

Hello,

--- Tabouli <tabouli at unite.com.au> wrote:
> OK, so Hagrid and Maxime are both half-giants, which
> means that humans and giants can "mate"
> and produce viable, albeit huge, offspring. 

Actually, that's the part I'm a bit sqeamish about. 
How large are giants, really?  If the mother is human,
would the baby have to be prematurely born or
C-sectioned out?  Or would the birth kill the mother? 
Heck, I don't want to get too graphic, but wouldn't
sex itself really hurt the human female?

And if it's a human male with a female giant, would
the female...feel anything?  Okay, I'm quitting before
we get pornographic.

> [snip examples of cross-breeding]
<runs away screaming> Ahhhhhh!

> our Prime Minister started going on about God's
> guidance he'd be laughed out of office.  Australians
> are by and large a cynical, secular bunch).

Thank the gods that at least some countries are.

> Arts!" she would wail in anguish.  "Can't I tell
> them you are doing Science?  Science is not so bad
> as Arts!"

You can attack the problem like my uncle did: get a
computer science B.S. and then pursue an associates
degree in computer graphics design <g>.  I, otoh, am
going to try for a law degree, despite my family's
lack of traditional values (as long as I get good
grades, no one cares about my major of choice).


> I tremble to imagine her response to her
> daughter going off at 11 to study witchcraft...

Eeek.  Kicked out of the house, perhaps?

> Ron and *Draco*??  Blimey, there's a combination. 

Well, it's just that there are too many Draco/Harry
stories and I want a little variety.  We see Harry and
D being arch enemies because Harry is the main
character.  But Ron and Draco have more in common:
both are pure-bloods, both have high expectations to
meet (whether sefl-set or set by family), both are
from long standing wizard families...

> BTW, are there any slashfic writers who've followed
> the line of Colin Creevey being in love with Harry? 
> Now that could be a work of comic genius... 

I know some did, but Remus/Sirius and Draco/Harry seem
a lot more popular.  Perhaps Colin is too...comic a
figure for the hopeless romantics many slashers seem
to be.

> I think Colin and Ginny are both selling themselves
> short in Harry's esteem for the same reason: they
> are preoccupied not with Harry the person, but with
> Harry the famous historical figure.  Just a more

Exactly!

> I was thinking about the other implications of doing
> an extra... five hours a day?  She could well be
> several months older than the others after a year on
> the Time-Turner!  Or doesn't it work like that?  I
> cast forth the question for thoughts...

Oh, hmm.  Good point.  I think the scenario in David's
post is a very good possibility.

little Alex

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