Bullying (was: SPOILERS.Re: JKR site update)

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SSSusan said:
> > I found it interesting that JKR answered that question *not* in 
> > the "About the Books" category, but in the "Other Stuff" 
> > category.  

Aura: 
> I see your point. But she may have just put it there since it 
> doesn't directly relate to the books in the literal sense. Neither 
> the question nor the answer contains anything about Hogwarts, a 
> character, something in the WW, etc.

SSSusan:
Agreed.  In fact, that was kind of my point -- that I think how she 
answerws a RL, child of today on the topic of bullying is not at all 
the same as Author Rowling might answer the question at Hogwarts.  
Come to think of it, would she even address it at Hogwarts?  I mean, 
the topic does come up w/ Harry & Dudley, but that's back in the 
Muggle world, and even there nothing's done about it.  The bullying 
at Hogwarts pretty much just gets "handled" by the students 
themselves...unless a staff member happens by.  But we really don't 
see any reporting of bullying going on nor a mechanism for 
assistance.  That's really what I was driving at -- that Hogwarts 
World & bullying's place within in definitely doesn't seem to 
correspond w/ JKR's personal view of bullying in the RW.


Aura: 
> So at this point we'd be reading Jo's mind to try and figure out 
> why she put it in Other Stuff, and since you've got Snape locked in 
> your basement o' love and won't let him fly to England to do some 
> legillimency on Jo, it's all just speculation.

SSSusan:
HAHAHA!  Well, I might lock up AR, but if Snape was in my basement o' 
love, he'd only be there if he washed his hair first & used some 
Crest Whitening Strips.  Then I'd give him what-for for picking on 
Neville.

Siriusly Snapey Susan