Beauty in HP (WAS: Re: THEORY: Hogwarts curri culum)

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Kneasy wrote:
> > > Oh - has anyone come across anything described as 'beautiful' 
> > > in the books? Can't recall it myself. A society with no 
> > > concept of beauty - how primitive can you get?

~tina
> > I can think of a few examples:
> >  I think the general impression of the Veela was that they were 
> > beautiful.  And Arthur comments about not going (for girls) 
> > based on looks alone. Ron certainly notices who is 
> > NOT beautiful when thinking about who to ask to the Yule Ball.
 
Gina:
> Kneasy, Harry says a lot about Cho being pretty and the Patils are
> described as the prettiest girls in their year.  I think Rita 
> Skeeter describes Hermione as striking in the 1st article. I think 
> there are other places too, but that is probably not something you 
> really pay attention to when reading I suppose. Hope this helps.


SSSusan:
I think the point is being missed a bit.  In my take on reading 
Kneasy's & Nora's posts, they were talking more about capital-B-
Beauty, not simply people who are described as pretty or beautiful.  

Finding Beauty in works of art or music, seeing Beauty in the form 
or function of the architectural structure of a building, being 
moved by the Beauty of nature or by the Beauty of the word in a well-
crafted poem.  It's *these* kinds of references to beauty that are 
apparently lacking within the Hogwarts curriculum and to which I 
believe Kneasy referred.

Siriusly Snapey Susan