[HPforGrownups] Re: Hagrid, Moody and Violent Responses

[Fiat Incantatum]

No: HPFGUIDX 34140

On 26 Jan 2002 at 20:14, marinafrants wrote:

> --- In HPforGrownups at y..., "Fiat Incantatum" <fiatincantatum at a...> 
> wrote:
> > On 26 Jan 2002 at 3:04, marinafrants wrote:
> > 
> > > If Moody had sent Draco off to scrub the 
> > > infirmary toilets with his toothbrush or something, I would've 
> been 
> > > the first to applaud, but there was no excuse for violence, IMO.
> > 
> > While I do agree with you somewhat, we should also keep in mind 
> that this (the 
> > wizarding world) is a culture that thinks that flying around sans 
> protective 
> > gear at high speed 50 or more feet in the air while being attacked 
> by animated 
> > cannon balls is a Really Fun Game.
> 
> You have a point there.  Still, I don't think direct physical attack 
> on a student is considered an acceptable method of discipline at 
> Hogwarts, or McGonnagle wouldn't have been so apalled.  Also, if it 
> *was* acceptable, Snape would've been drop-kicking Harry up and down 
> the corridors every day.

No argument there!  I was thinking more of the bouncing than the actual 
transfiguration.  That seemed to be what upset McGonnagle, the fact that Malfoy 
had been *turned into* something, not the subsequent bouncing around.

That being said, why is it then considered *funny* when the twins start selling 
trick sweets that turn people into canaries, albeit for only a minute or so at 
a time?

And lastly, given Snape's dismissive attitude towards "wand waving", I suspect 
his Transfiguration marks weren't as high as they could have been.   So maybe 
he *couldn't* turn anyone into anything even if he wanted to <cheeky grin and 
ducking the slings and arrows of outraged Snapeniks>

Fiat, who could think of a few good uses for Canary Creams, if only some were 
available ... 



  
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