[HPforGrownups] Re: Hermione's rude comment

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No: HPFGUIDX 74796


On Friday, August 1, 2003, at 09:08 AM, severusbook4 wrote:

> Don't you think the werewolf reference is off base on this one?
> Werewolves will eat you if given the chance and should be feared.

however, they won't conspire to arrange for someone else to kill you... 
neither in human form, as is self-evident, nor in wolf form for lack of 
sufficient cleverness.

> the werewolf reference is just to cement Harry's
> defence or disliking of him so he wouldn't trust him and let his
> guard down as they had done.

exactly... do you think it's _acceptable_ to use a racial slur to 
"cement" someone else's "defence" against someone who you claim there's 
another perfectly good reason to?

--Random832