Hate crimes (was ... uh, I forget, surely it was something....)

[a_svirn]

No: HPFGUIDX 155845

> Ken:
> If ton tongue toffees really existed the company that made them 
would
> also make a fortune selling them to boys Dudley's age who would 
gladly
> eat them themselves as often as they used them to prank someone 
> else. 

a_svirn:
I seriously doubt that. Even supposing that they'd know how to 
reverse the jinx, they'd still look ridiculous and disgusting with a 
swollen tongue falling from their mouths and drooling all over the 
place.  Not many teenagers would want to be seen in such a state. 

> Ken:
> A ton tongue toffee? Heck, I'd eat one of those myself if I needed 
a 
> good laugh or thought someone else did! 

a_svirn:
Noble of you. For myself, I don't find it funny. 

> Ken:
The Twins are the least of 
> the muggle's problems and if they live I bet they expand their joke
> shop business into the muggle world with great success.

a_svirn:
You may be right. In fact, I'd say it's a fairly reasonable 
assumption to make. It does not, however, make it all right for the 
twins to use magic for hurting and humiliating muggles. Success is 
not a yardstick when it comes to ethical issues.