[HPforGrownups] Re: Picking a Valentine nit (was Ginny/Girl Harry, yada, ...

[Amanda Lewanski]

No: HPFGUIDX 15327

Kimberly wrote:

> But why would Draco say it?  He and everyone present would know it to
> be untrue, so it wouldn't even be a good tease.

What abnormally civilized country, or unusually polite siblings, or
whatever, did you grow up with, to allow you to say something like this?
Public tormenting has nothing to do with the truth--it has to do with
timing, delivery, and audience. Draco had all three, *and* a target that
was almost guaranteed to react for maximum effect and not and not
challenge what he'd said. It's a *perfect* tease.

>  And it still doesn't make sense that Harry, if he knew everyone was
> getting them, would feel the need to run away from one of these
> valentines.

I sure would. If it were in a hallway in front of younger students than
me, who will therefore be around for the entire rest of my time at
school, and might remember this for that whole time....

--Amanda, daughter of a teaser, little sister of three teasers, wife of
a teaser, and mother of three (she suspects) soon-to-be-accomplished
button pushers and chain yankers


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