Career advice / werewolves / LV after Harry

[Christina in GA]

No: HPFGUIDX 101062

>[Lee]: Well, my thinking is there are five days in a school >week, and,
IMO, that does leave plenty of time for >teaching arithmancy (which starts
in the
>second year and continues through third, fourth, fifth >and, possibly
sixth), with time to spare.  Perhaps there's >another class for those who
start the course late...an >alternate class.  Or, that might be a reason to
seek
>advanced training...a tutor.

Christina:
But most of their classes, especially in 5th year, are double classes taking
over 2 hours like double Herbology and Double potions. Many of the classes
are taken two - three times a week and the classes go up to dinnertime so
they are obviously not on the usual 8:30 - 3pm schedule like in a usual
school - at least not in a US school, it may be different in Britain. Maybe
there is some type of beginner class though, for older students, and
Hermione took Arithmancy because she wanted to take the class and was
naturally smart. They are taking maybe 5+ classes all week ranging in time
from 1-2 hours each, from maybe 9 or 9:30 am (after breakfast) to right
about dinner time, the ones that play Quidditch usually skip dinner to
practice, then they are up until after midnight on homework. I don't know
that there would be more time to have more classes.

I did think it odd that they could choose their own classes, I wasn't able
to do that in high school except for a few electives. I've much preferred
the way colleges do registration.

>Mimi: I've seen several comments in various places >wondering about Lupin
transforming into a werewolf in >POA, i.e. why he only transformed when he
saw the full >moon, even though the moon was already full and
>he should have transformed whether he saw it or not.

Christina: This is something that often changes in werewolf lore. In most
stories they change on the full moon even if indoors or if it's obscured by
clouds. Some stories - such as the movie Van Helsing - have it where the
werewolf changes back and forth depending on the moon being visable. There i
s one movie my dh - a great lover all werewolf lore - doesn't like because
it shows a werewolf being hit by a truck and dying. In his opinion on
werewolf lore only a silver bullet can kill a werewolf, not a speeding
truck. But the lore will change with time and with various authors /
directors putting their spin on the story to make it fit their vision.

>Barbara:Also, has anyone considered that VM knew of >the prophecy and
wasn't actually after the Potters but >Harry back GH? I've been reading you
all talking about
>a prophecy VM wanted to find out about in OotP, but >again, I was thinking,
doesn't he go after Harry and Lily >actually dies trying to save him? Why go
after a baby, >unless just out of cruelty to hurt his parents?

Christina: Yes, I believe he was after Harry due the partial prophecy he
overheard, not necessarily James and Lily, because he told Lily to stand
aside so he could get to Harry. He killed them because they were in his way.


Christina in GA