Fame in the Wizarding World (was: About Florence)

[Jackie]

No: HPFGUIDX 45471

 
 Sherry said-
> > > She, of course, could be older. Frank
> Longbottom is well respected 
> > in
> > > the auror world and well liked. As established
> in the community as
> > > they were, I wonder if they are not at least ten
> years older than
> > > Snape. While it is possible that they
> established such a reputation
> > > quickly, I doubt it is plausible.
(snip)
> I believe that Lily and James are well known so
> early in adulthood simply
> because everybody goes to the same school. We know
> that James played
> Quidditch, which only 28 students in any given year
> have the opportunity to do,
> and the sport is wildly popular, so this would
> automatically have put him in
> the spotlight. As his girlfriend, Lily would also
> be well-known even if she
> never did anything else to get noticed (and I
> suspect she did). 

Okay, I have an idea for all you following this thread to think about. Amy Fisher. Lorena Bobbit. Jon Benet. Lots of people whose names are common knowledge in our world are common knowledge because of crimes they have done or have had done to them. It is entirely possible that the Longbottoms, the Potters, the  Pettigrews, all of them are famous _because_ of the fight with Voldemort and his  followers and what was done to them. Mr. Longbottom didn't have to be a famous  auror before he was tortured, the torture and consequent interment in St. Mungos  would have been enough to make him famous. In fact, the quote is:


"The Longbottoms were very popular," said Dumbledore. "The attacks on them came after Voldemort's fall from power, just when everyone thought they were safe. Those attacks caused a wave of fury such as I have never known. The Ministry was under great pressure to catch those who had done it.  Unfortunately, the Longbottom's evidence was--given their condition--none too reliable."
GOF chapter 30, the Pensieve, US hardcover pg. 603

We can't deduce from the clues given just what made them famous in the first place. In fact, the way that Dumbledore says it, it sounds to me like maybe they were famous just because they were tortured and people wanted justice for them, not because they had made a huge splash in the wizarding world before this.

~Jaye


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