Getting to Hogwarts
amanitamuscaria1
saraandra at saraandra.plus.com
Mon Jul 5 12:08:15 UTC 2004
No: HPFGUIDX 104379
--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "(Mrs.) Lee Storm (God Is The
Healing Force)" <n2fgc at a...> wrote:
> | From: amanitamuscaria1
> | Sent: Sunday, July 04, 2004 08:59
> | AmanitaMuscaria now - Surely what you've just posted, Lee, points
> | firmly at the 'socioeconomic distinction'. Who better than the
> | Malfoys to be able to get a portkey set up for their convenience?
All
> | Lucius would have to do is jingle his pocket at Fudge.
>
> [Lee]:
> Ah--well, Lucius, I think, uses more than just his money; he uses
his "in
> people" at the MOM, etc., so sure, he could probably get a portkey,
just as
> he got Dd removed from his headmastership in COS, etc. Lucius is a
law unto
> himself...well, so it seems. <Sigh>
Amanitamuscaria again - Of course. But you are now arguing the exact
opposite of what your original premise was, IMHO.
>
> But, for the most part, as far as most wizards are concerned, I
still stick
> to what I say. <Grin>
AmanitaMuscaria again - Why? You've given no reason or justification.
snip
> [Lee]:
> Well, if we want to be really honest, rules can be "bendy" even in
RL. How
> many corrupt or problematic figures have appeared in governments
large and
> small, in the justice system, in any profession one can name?
These are
> people who bend with whatever wind of change blows, to whoever can
find the
> right button to push.
>
> IMHO, Fudge is not very stable; snip
> Lee :-)
AmanitaMuscaria again : Of course; that's a given, as is that Fudge
is for the chop. We see JKR reflect the real world, one of the
reasons that the series is neither children's or adult reading
exclusively. But we were talking about the class or socioeconomic
differences in the wizarding world.
Surely the digs of Malfoy Snr. and Jnr. at the Weasley clan lead to
several conclusions.
The gibes are about the relative influence and wealth of the two
families. The gibes strike home in the Weasleys Snr. and Jnr.,
leading to fights, frustration, and clenched teeth at the least for
Arthur and Ron, so they are not secure in their own self-esteem.
Molly doesn't react to the taunts in Flourish and Blotts, that may be
for lots of reasons.
The Malfoys use those specific insults because they know they will be
effective, indicating there is a well-defined social hierarchy in the
wizarding world. What that reveals of the security of the Malfoys
within that hierarchy is best left for another post, I think.
Cheers. AmanitaMuscaria
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