Limits of UC /"EWWWWW"

[judyserenity]

No: HPFGUIDX 34955

I'm using a borrowed computer with an awful keyboard, so I'll have 
to be brief.

Grey Wolf said:
>I'm of the opinion that AK is extremely difficult to cast, taking 
>years of practice and great powers...<

Well, Fake Moody definitely implies this.  However, this leaves the
question of how that wimp, Peter Pettigrew, was able to AK Cedric in
GoF.  Maybe Voldy somehow made Peter more powerful?  But Voldy refers
to Peter as a "poor wizard", or something similar, so I'd guess not. 


Marina said:
>>> What if Voldemort wanted Lily for himself?  Not because he was
>>> crushing on her or anything, but for strategic reasons?  Say there
>>> was some sort of prophecy... along the lines of "Lily Potter's son
>>> will win the war for his father's side.".... <<<

And Eileen ("lucky_kari") responded:
>>That takes the cake as the most disgusting HP theory ever. :-)

I agree completely, and I'm very relieved that someone came up with a
more disgusting theory than mine!  I have to admit that Marina's
theory does an excellant job of explaining why Voldy was willing to
spare Lily.  Perhaps we can call it the "even EEWWer" theory?

 Cassie asked:
> Quick question: I must've missed a post, where did EWWW come from?
> Is it an  acroymn for something or is everyone just emphasizing
> "eww!" as "eww, in that's gross!" ?

It's just ewww as in, "eww, that's gross."  The original title was
"TEWWW EWWW to be TrEEEEW."  I believe Tabouli came up with that 
phrase. 

Speaking of whom, Tabouli, I did read the "Filch/Mrs Norris (FLIRTIAC)
& still more LOLLIPOPS" entry you posted.  (And I love the FLIRTIAC 
acronym!)  I just can't bear the thought that any of Snape's 
contemporaries knew of his love for Lily.  I can see a number of
scenarios where Voldemort finds about about Snape's (theoretical) love
for Lily.  Perhaps as part of becoming a Death Eater, each follower of
Voldy must take Veritserum and answer the question "What do you
want?" (shades of Babylon 5!) or look into a Mirror of Erised with 
Voldy looking over their shoulders.  It certainly would be to Voldy's 
advantage to know his followers' deepest desires. 


-- Judy