[HPforGrownups] Re: Ron and the Trouble with Veela

[Rebecca Stephens]

No: HPFGUIDX 50669


--- Star Opal <starropal at hotmail.com> wrote:
> Torsten
> >No, no, no. Harry made a comment about Fleur using
> her Veela powers on 
> >Cedric - but
> >that was just Harry talking to comfort his friend.
> There is NO indication 
> >at all in canon
> >that Fleur has such powers! She is very beautiful,
> that's it, nothing more.
> 
> But then why make her part veela at all? Why not
> just keep her a beautiful, 
> capable (she is a champion) witch with a French
> accent? I'm not saying that 
> her having Veela abilities would detract from her at
> all.
> 
> "'An 'air from ze 'ead of a veela,' said Fleur. 'One
> of my grandmuzzer's.'
> So Fleur *was* part Veela, thought Harry..."  GoF ch
> 18 pg 308
> 
> Why point it out like that? Why, until we find out
> her name and before that 
> she really is part veela, call her 'the girl who
> looked like a veela' or 
> 'the veela girl' (just had a creepy Peanuts Red
> Headed Girl moment ^_^ )?


I have to go with her not using her veela powers at
that (or with Ron at all). 

I think he veela-ness contributed to her charming the
dragon.  And I think it'll be of more import in the
next book.  But that's just me.


Rebecca


ps I'm still waiting for something odd about Trevor

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