Re-reading COS : questions

[delwynmarch]

No: HPFGUIDX 94930

I, Del, asked :
> 1.And in a world where Metamorphagi (?) exist, I have to ask : 
> have we ever seen Malfoy and Snape together ? Or have we ever seen 
> one when we know for sure where the other is ? 

Aesha Williams answered :
> I think we have- during any Potions class. I'm sure they've 
> mentioned Snape making some remark about a Gryffindor and Draco 
> smirking or something at Snape's remark. Even if they hadn't... I 
> don't know, I think that it would be hard for a teacher to teach a 
> class and be a student in the class at the same time.

Del goes ooops !
My mistake, Aesha, I wasn't clear enough on that one. I meant Malfoy 
Sr, *Lucius*, not Draco.

Aesha :
>  Also, unless it's in JKR's notes on the student body, I'm not 
> sure why you assume Penelope is muggle born.

Del :
Hmm, I'm afraid my source is even better than that :-) It's in the 
book, see : p.281, UK paperback ed, Fudge says : "Very bad business. 
Had to come. Four attacks on Muggle-borns. Things've gone far 
enough. Ministry's got to act.'
Four Muggle-borns, that would be Colin, Justin, Hermione and 
Penelope. And neither Hagrid nor DD corrected him.

Aesha :
> Well, are non purebloods just those who are muggle born or the 
> child of a muggle and a witch/wizard? Perhaps someone who is 
> a 'halfblood' would still be considered pureblood if they're a 
> magical creature. I don't know about that, though. 

Del :
Considering the way Umbridge treats the half-humans, I seriously 
doubt anyone would consider them pure-bloods. I'm almost absolutely 
sure that 'pure-blood' means 'child of a witch and a wizard'. 

Aesha :
> I may just be dense, but I just assumed that it was the basilisk 
> that came into the bathroom, not that Tom had. Hissing doesn't 
> really sound particularly masculine or feminine to me; I think 
> that if the snake were hissing, she might have assumed it was a 
> boy- because who expects a huge deadly snake to sneak up on them 
> in the bathroom?

Del :
As you say, hissing doesn't sound particularly masculine or 
feminine. But Myrtle was absolutely positive that it was a boy who 
had spoken : that's even why she stopped wallowing in her misery, 
because it was replaced with indignation, so she must have been sure 
of her fact. If she hadn't been so sure it was a boy, she would more 
readily have assumed it was Olive Hornby who had come in and who was 
making strange sounds just to tease her.

Del