[HPforGrownups] Snape, Dumbledore and more.........

[Kendra Grant-Bingham]

No: HPFGUIDX 37219

>~~~~~Uncmark wrote~~~~~
>There is talk of wizarding cures for acne and Eloise Midgen
>accidentally cursed her nose off. and Gilderoy Lockheart slept in
>curlers and talked about making a line of hair acre products.
>It would be a good topic for discussion. Would you use a spell
>instead of buying makeup? Would there be sufficient motivation
>(profit) to get skilled wizards making instant beauty spells?~~~~~
>
In my world.....the world of the Kitchen Witch *S*, we have what is called 
a "Glam Spell" You use it NOT to actually make yourself look different, 
but to make OTHERS see you differently! Using this Glam Spell, you can 
make your blue eyes appear green or the bags under your eyes seem to 
disappear. You can make your mousy brown hair seem to be vibrantly auburn, 
or your saddlebag hips to appear leaner. What I'm attempting to say is, 
you are not actually altering your appearance (although there is an actual 
morphing type spell) but you are radiating magic that alters other 
peoples' vision of you...........kind of like putting vaseline on a camera 
lens to soften pictures.*S* I know I haven't explained this very well, 
but, HEY, it's early here! *LOL*
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>~~~~~Marina wrote~~~~~
>Good question. I have this theory that doing magic burns up a lot
>of calories, which is why we don't see many fat witches or wizards
>around, but of course calorie burning is not enough. ~~~~~

Obviously you don't know many witches! *LMAO* There are actually many (I 
hate the word FAT......... let us say instead) "pleasantly plump" witches 
and wizards around. And we, too, wish there was a magical spell to just 
"zap" that extra poundage away! *S*


>~~~~~Olly wrote~~~~~
>Maybe this is the thing with Snape, he works with potions all day in a 
>dungeon that possibly has no real ventilation to speak of so maybe thats 
>what causes it and not a lack of caring or anything like that, it's a 
>failing of the job.~~~~~
>
This is a fantastic suggestion! I like it! *S*


>~~~~~Steph (?) wrote~~~~~
>Did he join Voldemort straight after leaving Hogwarts or did he complete 
>some sort of
>Potions degree?"~~~~~
>
Something just popped into my head as I read this.........do you think he 
joined Voldemort's team because of the trick that Sirius pulled on 
him.....the one that James saved him from? Maybe he joined to learn more 
about the dark arts, so that he could "get back" at the foursome. And,>maybe, after he got into the dark arts and became more aware of just how >terrible it was, he decided it wasn't for him and he wanted no more of it. 
But, because of Voldemort's hold on him, the "dark mark", he knew he'd 
have to go somewhere safe, some place where Voldemort had no power. I 
think there is some sort of magical power inside Hogwarts that prevents 
Voldemort from using any kind of dark magic there. Whether it was put into place hundreds of years ago when the school was first built or just after 
Voldemort came into power I don't know, but I feel that it is there. So, 
Snape goes to Dumbledore, confesses everything, and is taken in.


And now I have a question of my own..........How did Dumbledore become the 
Headmaster and when did it come about? The whole timeline thing here has 
me confused. I know that Dumbledore has to be ancient, but how old was he 
when he was a teacher in Hogwarts, when Tom was just a lad? And how old was he when Snape and that entire generation were in Hogwarts? I guess I'd better re-read the books again and see if I can figure some more of this 
out.*LOL*

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Kendra Grant-Bingham
~~~~~Phoenix Moonshadow Wych~~~~~
"Gryffindor House ...where Friendship and Bravery count."