... muggle-borns... off the radar? St. Brutus Academy of Naughty Boys

[quigonginger]

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> > a_svirn wrote:
> M.b. it was Dudley who spread the St.Brutus' rumours? After all it 
> was children who were terrified.

Ginger again: 

I have to admit ignorance as to what M.b. means.  Sorry about that.

As to Dudley spreading the rumours, you may well be right.  We only 
know Vernon told Marge that.  We assume he would have told the 
neighbours, had they asked.  

Somehow from the way it was worded "they had been warned...(he was) a 
hardened houligan"  struck me as though the parents were doing the 
warning.  I can't imagine Dudley saying "Watch out for my cousin.  
He's a hardened houligan."  I can more see him saying "Watch out for 
my mad cousin. He'll suck out your eyeballs as you sleep."  Or 
something like that.  

That's just the way I read it.  It could be either, or a little of 
both.  Or Petunia.  I can just hear her saying "hardened houligan."

Ginger, glad it's Thursday