Umbridge's Rape (Was Umbridge a Half-Breed???)

[James Redmont]

No: HPFGUIDX 78237

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, jazmyn <jazmyn at p...> wrote:
> Two reasons I cannot buy the rape scene.
> 
> #1. The average centaur would be appalled at the idea of mating 
with a 
> human. They can't stand humans and it would be to them like mating 
with 
> an animal.
> 
> #2. This is a children's book guys. There's NO WAY that they are 
going 
> to include rape in it.  And even less chance of non-humans raping 
humans.
> 
> #3. Centaurs do have access to both magic and there are also many 
> creatures they could go to for 'punishing Umbridge'.  They could 
tie her 
>   up and leave her for the giant spiders for one.  That would 
unhinge 
> most people pretty badly.
> 
> Jazmyn

Me:

Hmm.  You said there's no way they would rape her, but have you read 
the posts describing the mythological character of the centaur?  
I'll paraphrase:

Ancient peoples started the myth about centaurs presumably from 
seeing soldiers on horses...they had never seen horses before and 
thought myth came about that the rider and horse were one creature.  
These soldiers often raped and pilaged.  

Centaurs (who are all male) could only procreate by impregnating 
human women.  They are depicted carting off screaming women.  

I'll bet J.K. knows this.  And I'm not saying she definitely *did* 
intend on this scenario, but I think it's likely.  She didn't spell 
it out...like you said, it's a "children's book".  But an implied 
rape is NOT out of the question.  

You also said that they wouldn't want to mate with humans.  This 
statement in itself is ridiculous, because rape is not having sex, 
it's an act of violence.  Period.

James Redmont