house elf restrictions

[Proginoskes]

No: HPFGUIDX 46999

To Rebecca, Finwitch, and anyone else discussing house elves and wands...

This refers to what you've mentioned about wizards being, when it comes down to it, the very least of all magical creatures. (A quote from fanfic Dumbledore floated through my head at this..."...well, as I said, the magic will be here long after we are not.")

When first we all stepped into the wizarding world, their lack of self-consciousness, in Muggle terms, was a blast of spring air to us. The posh get-ups, the caps and the curled boots and the pinstriped robes and lime bowlers--the stark individuality of everybody, _besides_ clothes, the stereotypically Cornish and Cockney and pleasant family-types and cold bristling officials jammed together in Diagon Alley, the very first thing that Harry saw. That claptrap book by Elizabeth Shafer, "Exploring Harry Potter" (sorry for the harsh opinion, but I never read appendixes to books I truly like), mentioned that "unlike Muggles who strive to conform to societal expectations, wizards thrive on being individuals."

Then we got into the nasty bigotry and blood ties.

Now it seems that Wizards aren't very different from Muggles. Trying to step on other creatures and belittle them to raise themselves up higher. Disillusioning themselves into thinking that they are greater than their magic. Fanfiction or not, I believe what Angie J said about their existing because of the magic, not the magic existing through them. Of course, maybe I'm taking what you've said to heart too much.

I feel like a kid who's just found out the truth behind Santa Claus. My faith still lies with people like the Weasleys and anyone who could dream something like Hogwarts up, but the Ministry seems like a lot of duffers to me for the regulations they've made.

No offense, but your analogies are all getting mixed up. Medicine, matches, mathematics and art supplies....gah....

I'm a newbie to this list, but has anybody tackled magical dental care yet? 2267 posts and they probably have, but I think it's still worth discussing.

-scriptys, who'll try to keep her messages shorter in the future, or email them directly to the people they involve if they get so long-winded.



---------------------------------
Do you Yahoo!?
Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now

[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]