Is there anything in the HP world that bothers you?

[Melissa McCarthy]

No: HPFGUIDX 56519

Laura said of the Mandrakes:
> With all
> this talk about them "moving in together"- makes them almost seem as
> if they have feelings or something.  I agree that she was making a
> comic exaggeration, and I'm not about to complain- I'm just saying
> that I definitely agree, that particular part of the books definitely
> got under my skin a little bit.

It's funny, the Mandrakes didn't bother me at all.  I explain the Mandrakes
the same way I explain Pikmin: although they have animal-like and even
human-like characteristics, they're still plants.  As such, they don't have
central nervous systems, so they don't feel pain.

What bothers me the most about the Wizarding World is its lack of security.
Percy takes his orders by letter; Bertha Jorkins' disappearance isn't
properly investigated; the Durmstrang ship just shows up at Hogwarts and Ron
flies the Ford Anglia in, so that even though you can't Apparate on the
grounds, the security is practically nonexistent; heck, even the Veelas at
the Triwizard Tournament are a security risk for everyone above puberty
who's attracted to women!  In a society where everyone over the age of 12
has a wand and even the little kids have some magical abilities, and where
the Voldemort crisis was so recent, you'd think people would be a trifle
more concerned about security.

Melissa, very glad that her new wand arrived in the mail today :)