Muggleborns choosing WW (was: Why did the founders retain Slytherin's house?

[delwynmarch]

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SSSusan wrote :
" I don't CARE if Molly's clock is rare.  It's representative of the 
neat-o kinds of things one finds in the WW."

Del replies :
I dunno, I just don't find it that neat. Honestly I think that if DD
sent me a letter telling me that they overlooked me and I'm a witch, I
wouldn't be very tempted to enter the WW. I don't care much for
"gadgets" and most of the WW doesn't strike me as warm and welcoming,
even the Burrow, with its ghoul in the attic, and its gnomes in the
garden. They are nice to read about, but I wouldn't want them in my house.

SSSusan wrote :
" As for flying, it's not practicality at all that I would be
enjoying; it's the FREEDOM and SOARING and sheer JOY of them."

Del replies :
Just because Harry feels that way doesn't mean everyone does. Neville,
for one, doesn't seem to. I probably wouldn't either (I'm scared of
heights). And I don't find it so free when you have to make sure that
no Muggle is going to see you.

SSSusan wrote :
"I, on the other hand, doubt that the spark & fun would wear off.  WHY
would they diminish over time?  I'm still delighted with my TV set,
for goodness' sake, and I've had TV my whole 43 years."

Del replies :
Wow ! I'm impressed, honestly ! The excitement of new things tend to
wear off quite quickly for me. There are exceptions, like good books
and movies, but that's usually when there's an emotional involvement.

SSSusan wrote :
"But I don't agree that it's a given that one must give up one's
family.  Seamus' parents are a witch & a Muggle.  Hermione's parents
are both Muggles.  They don't seem to have stopped participating in
each other's lives."

Del replies :
I'm not sure I remember well, but isn't it Seamus who said that his
mum told his dad about being a witch only after they got married ?
That would tend to mean that she was living as a Muggle (at least on
the surface) when they were dating. And do Seamus's dad's parents know
about their daughter-in-law and grandson being magical ?
As for Hermione, there was a thread some months ago about how
separated from her parents she seems to have become to some readers.
And we don't know if her grandparents know about her being a witch either.
As for Dean's parents, they don't even know about some critical things
going on in their son's life at Hogwarts. We don't even know if they
know about *LV*.

SSSusan wrote :
" And of course you can have people over if they don't know about your
secret—just don't do any magic while they're there!"

Del replies :
Easier said that done ! That might be OK when people are over for the
week-end, but what do you do when your sister comes over for 3 weeks
with her family ? When she wants to see where you work ? When she
wants to see where your kids go to school ? When she starts looking in
the photo albums, or in your book collection ? And most of all : when
she wonders why you don't even have electricity in your home ???

SSSusan wrote :
" NO way, though, I agree that religion must be given up.  Just
because JKR has made no overt reference to it does not mean it isn't
nor cannot be a part of the WW."

Del replies :
If you're a Muggle, and your child goes to Hogwarts, and he doesn't
get any religious education or doesn't attend any religious service
for 10 months a year throughout his adolescence, chances are that he
won't turn out very religious in the end. That would be a major no-no
for me.

JMHO,

Del