Identifying Enemies (was:Bullying WAS: Re: Prodigal Sons)

[hickengruendler]

No: HPFGUIDX 140954

  
> > Betsy Hp:
> In OotP, there's her reaction to Arthur's 
> > interest in using Muggle medical techniques, "but even you, 
> Arthur, 
> > wouldn't be *that* stupid --" (p.507) 
> 
> a_svirn:
> Well, it *was* stupid. 
 
Hickengruendler:

I do not think Molly is that prejudiced, but why was this stupid? 
Because we know it didn't work in the end. Arthur was open-minded 
enough to try using some methods, that work very well in the muggle 
world. I don't find this stupid at all. And it is suggested in Canon 
(admittingly only through an assumption by Hermione, but we know that 
Hermione is mostly right in such cases), that there was something in 
the snake's venom that hept the stitches from working. Meaning it's 
very well possible that the methods do work for other magical 
injuries. Though I have to admit I have no idea, why the wizards 
should use them, if they have much faster healing methods.