Muggles knowing about WW, Couples in Potterverse (SHIP), Hermione and Polyjuice

[meira_q <mb2910@hotmail.com>]

No: HPFGUIDX 47946

1. Question about Muggles knowing about Wizards

Summer:
>Okay, as we have seen, Wizards try to keep themselves and their 
>world very separate from the Muggle world because they don't really 
>want Muggles to know about them, but what about Lilly Potter? 
>Somewhere in SS Aunt P. says something along the lines of "Our 
>parents where thrilled when Lilly got her letter, 'Oh look, we have 
>a witch in the family'" (something along those lines, I don't have 
>the book with me..) so apparently they weren't' that surprised. 
>Wouldn't you normally be a little shocked if you found out your 
>daughter was a witch? Especially if you had no idea that the WW 
>exsisted?
>Please correct me if I am completely off on this matter, but it just 
>seemed odd to me

Me: 
I think that Lilly's parents were open minded and accepted people's 
diferences. We don't know much about Harry's grandparents, but I 
think that Petunia's resentment of them is the result of her parents 
reacting "all is normal and cool and nice in our family", when she 
wasn't as accepting of the situation.
As for their lack of surprise, it could be that they were aware of 
the WW, perhaps had other family members who were also wizards.
But frankly, we dn't know enough about Petunia's and Lily's parents 
to speculate on their behavior, because what we *do* know about them 
is those few remarks of Petunia's (and we all know how biased *she* 
is towards the WW, so she might be exaggerating, or at least not 
being very accurate), and of course we see them as reflections when 
Harry sees them in the Mirror of Erised, but that also is not enough 
to go by.

Here's a question: In the Mirror of Erised, Harry's family is seen as 
they really were or as Harry imagines them to be?

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2. Re: Couples in the Potterverse

Theresnothingtoit:
>Ron:  Now I did start believing that Ron and Hermione were ment to 
>be together.  But the more I look at it the more and more cliche it 
>looks.  Yes they would make an adoreable couple, yes it is quite 
>clear that Ron fancys the pants off Hermione but IIRC JKR say that 
>each of the main characters would fall for Mr/Miss Wrong.  I believe 
>that Hermione is Rons Miss Wrong.  I think it would be better if he 
>ended up with someone else, someone already foreshadowed in the 
>books.  What was that?  Padma you say?  Goodness no, Rons going to 
>swallow his pride, grow up and ask Eliose Midgen to go on a date.

Me: If each of the main characters are falling for Mr/Miss Wrong, 
then it could also be said that Ron's Miss Wrong is Fleur. I don't 
think it would be terribly cliched if Ron ended up with Hermione.

Theresnothingtoit:
>Harry:  Will not date Ginny - no!  I can't stand this coupling.  If 
>you like it then fair enough but I have different plans for Ginny.  
>Anyway I don't think Harry will end up with anyone, perhaps Hermione 
>for a while, just during her phase where she can't believe that Ron 
>doesn't fancy her anymore.  But I have different plans for Hermione 
>aswell.  Anyway Harry is going to die before any serious 
>relationship developes.

Me: I cannot stand Harry/Ginny either. Now *that* is oh-so-very 
cliched. Harry, hopefully, will end up either with Hermione or with 
no one, I don't think that Cho is "right" for him. Besides, what is 
her reaction to Cedric's death? How will it affect her? (in 
fanfiction, I'm an enthusiastic H/D shipper, but that has no evidence 
in Canon, or at least no evidence as evident as R/H *wibble*)

Theresnothingtoit:
>Ginny:  Has to end up with Neville.  No questions asked this would 
>be the cutest couple in the Potterverse and would make for some 
>excellent scenes between Neville and the Weasly clan as they all 
>became far too over protective of their little sister.

Me: They would be cute, wouldn't they? But what about Ginny/Seamus?

Theresnothingtoit:
>Snape and Petunia:  OK, so I am pritty sure he was in love with her 
>sister but I can see the dark haired Snape fall for this 
>blonde...er...bombshell?  Once she discovers she's magical ofcourse.

Me: Petunia? Having a *willing* relation with a wizard? That would be 
like asking Lucius to date a Muggle ;-)
I don't see that happening, but, who knows, I didn't see Prof. 
Quirrel as being the Bad Guy in PS/SS, andI turned out to be wrong :).

Theresnothingtoit:
>Ernie MacMillan and Hannah Abbot:  Cannon?  They were swopping 
>chocolate frog cards in the Three Broomsticks in GoF.  A sure sign 
>of love if ever I saw one.

Me: Haven't thought about them in depth.

Theresnothingtoit:
>Hermione:  Hmm.  This one was tricky as I had already paired off 
>Ron.  But I think there could come a time when Ron bares his soul to 
>her, she lets him down gently, he takes a while to get over her but 
>when he does she discoveres that she really did like his 
>affections.  
>So I think she might end up with Draco, once she gets over Ron, if 
>and only if he turns to the light side.  If not then...how 
>about...er...Studmuffin!Dudley.  What!  I hear you scream.  
>Studmuffin!Dudley, is this girl mad!  Well all I am saying is Harry 
>hasn't seen his cousin in 10 months, you can loose alot of weight in 
>10 months - and I didn't say that Studmuffins had to have a 
>perticularly nice personality.

Me: I don't see Dudley losing too much weight. Dieting isn't 
something that is easily done, and if you don't have support from you 
family, or those that you live with, it can be quite challenging. And 
I think that if Dinky Duddydums didn't have any bad feelings towards 
the WW, after the pig's tail and the ton-tongue-toffee incidents, he 
would probably be wary of getting near any wizard or witch in the 
future.

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3. Why Hermione wanted to make the Polyjuice Was:Hermione and the 
Polyjuice Potion

Susanne:
>Almost as if it was a personal thing, wanting to prove she can, even 
>though it's supposed to be a most complicated brew.
>*snip*
>She wanted to make this potion, no matter what, and it showed a side 
>of her that's almost Slytherin.

*Sarah =):
>I don't think that the brewing of the Polyjuice Potion had anything 
>to do with Hermione "showing off!" I think that it was purely out of 
>terror; *snip*

Me: 
Hi Sarah :). It could be both, plus a desire to find out what's going 
on.

Wow, this turned out to be quite lengthy *g*
I guess that's what heppens when I have Free Time... :)
Meira.