[HPforGrownups] Some OOP: Methods of humilation

[the firey chasm from whence it came]

No: HPFGUIDX 69345


>During the Quidditch World Cup, when the Death Eaters have their
>little parade with the Muggle family, they turn the woman upside down
>so her underpants are shown. Exactly as James did with Snape in the
>pensieve scene.
>My question: Was this a mere coincedence or did JKR use this form of
>humilation deliberately? Any ideas?

I think she used it deliberately, because she also has Harry point out that 
the coins the DA use for setting the date of their next meeting is kind of 
like Death Eaters' scars, and Hermione admits that that's where she got the 
idea from. I think she's trying to blur the lines to some degree between 
the "good" guys and the "bad" guys, and to show that both sides can 
sometimes use similar means to achieve certain ends. So yes, bullies can 
grow up to be good people who in their youth, used a tactic similar to a 
hate group to humilate people, and a group meant for fighting the Dark Arts 
can use a similar means of summons that a group that practices the Dark 
Arts uses.

~dream