Conspiracies and re-assessments

[Alex Boyd]

No: HPFGUIDX 112633


> Magda asked:

> What do you mean "read it at school"?  I really don't understand this
> analogy. It sounds (and I'm sure you don't mean it that way) that
> reading a book somehow constitutes a crime-like activity and is a
> sign of a potential criminal in the making.  


This is just a quick post of factual clarification, since I don't
think anyone has done it yet.  In the UK, to "read" something at
school is like...searches for word....to major in it, I guess.  Not
just to read the book, but to study it in a big way as part of one's
coursework.  Of course it's unclear if we can say Snape has "read" the
Dark Arts in that sense.  It may be more of a hobby.  :)  

<Remembers arthur saying that it is perfectly OK to enchant muggle
things (his hobby) as long as one doesn't intend to use them>

er, yeah.  Even I think that's a bit of a tangent.  

Alex