VA/H=Mx13+RP? Snape's Culpability?

[Elizabeth Catherine]

No: HPFGUIDX 147322


> In a message dated 1/30/2006 6:39:14 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
> ceridwennight at h... writes:
 I was  wondering why everyone, not just LV, thought the prophecy 
child was a  boy.  Even Dumbledore thought so.  
EC did some snipping... 
Sherrie here:
 BUT - that was in the part of the prophecy that Voldie never heard.   
Either Snape didn't hear it (as we & Harry are told), or (as some 
friends of  mine &  I have theorized) it was wiped from his memory.  
Either way, as  far as Voldie was concerned, there was no gender 
specified in the  prophecy.

Elizabeth C here:
Well, the fact that Lord Thingy assumed the chosen one was a boy would 
just support common enough belief at the time... that women would 
not/could not be a serious/ legitimate threat.  In looking at some of 
the scholarly articles re: gender in the Wizarding World (Excellent 
books: The Ivory Tower and Harry Potter and a host of others) even 
Hermione's scholarly feats are often juxtaposed with her "whimpers, 
crying in frustration, etc." (words are not exactly canon, mea culpa)
One might argue that this continues to be the case in the Muggle 
World.  In America, for example, the vitriol leveled at political 
women most always includes their fashion, figure, and haircuts 
(Hillary Clinton, Janet Reno, Madeline Albright to name a few). I 
suppose I could also mention some of the interesting (sic) press 
Cherie Blair rec'd.  
Of course you do have seemingly positive figures in McGonagall, Molly 
Weasly, Ginny, Madame Pomfrey. However, they are in subordinate roles 
to men more often.  Even strong but deranged or misguided women 
(Bellatrix and Narcissa) are subordinate to men (husbands or LV).
What do you all think?

Trying to keep her politics out of discussion except when pertaining 
to theories about the Wizarding World view,
Liz/ Elizabeth C