[HPforGrownups] Re: Hey Lexicon Steve! McGonagall/Riddle SHIP

[Silverthorne Dragon]

No: HPFGUIDX 90012

{Silmariel}
But Tom knows how to charm people, and I know a personal case of a boy that
at
14 was told by one of the proffesors that 17 year old girls were too old for
him, because he happened to charm them too easily, he just knew how to do
it,
so that age gap doesn't represent a problem to me in the special case. I
admit this boy is very intelligent, but Tom also was, wasn't him

{Anne}
'Charming' does not immediately equate with dating though. Children 'charm'
people all the time--from parents to teachers--to get what they want, if
they have that particular skill. And you can bet that it DOESN'T include
kissing, dating, etc. in that case. What it DOES include is convincing the
person being charmed that the charmer is sweet, cute, intelligent, or
whatever enough so that the one being charmed wants to do something for the
person...so although I COULD see Tom 'charming' McGonagall if they were in
school together (perhaps by compliments and hinting that she is so
intelligent so he goes to her all the time for answers), in order to get
something from her, I don't see it being as a 'dating' boyfriend-girlfriend
kind of thing. Probably more along the lines of cleverly manipulating her
into things he needs her to do to help his cause along...a 'weapon' wholly
different in type from the :"oh, I love you, can you do this thing for me?"
gambit...

Just a centaur or two's worth...

Anne
(Silverthorne)