bullies? twins, padfoot and prongs

[dumbledore11214]

No: HPFGUIDX 118748


> > Carol again:
> > But Ron also "freaks out" when Draco calls Hermione 
a "mudblood." Can we conclude from that reaction that Ron has a 
fully developed anti-Slytherin, anti-Voldemort philosophy? I don't 
think so, based on his reaction to finding out that Lupin was a 
werewolf and his (mostly true) assumptions about giants and house-
elves. James is reacting to an insult to a girl he likes and to a 
word he would never use to describe her. It's similar, IMO, to the 
Weasley twins' reaction when Draco insults their family, 
particularly their mother, IIRC, in OoP. None of it is philosophical 
or ideological; it's all personal.

> Alla:
Erm, yes, we can, IMO. Not "fully developed", but sure 
the "calling people mudblood is VERY bad thing" ideology.
Everybody or almost everybody in WW treats non-humans badly. It is 
something that should be corrected, but between purebloods 
ideology and Ron's ideology, I choose Ron's anytime, because he at 
least understands that muggleborns should be treated equally with 
purebloods.

Someone who says these words at the age of twelve sure has some 
ideological reason to say that, which is mixed with personal of 
course:

"It's about the most insulting thing he could think of," gasped Ron, 
coming back up. "Mudblood's a really foul name for someone who is 
Muggle-born - you know, non-maigc parents. There are some wisards - 
like Malfoy's family - who think they are better than everyone else 
because they're what people call pure-blood" - p.116, Cos, paperback.

Non-ideological? I beg to differ.