[HPforGrownups] Re: Sympathy to the characters WAS: Respecting the Dursleys

[Sherry Gomes]

No: HPFGUIDX 159720

 Magpie:

 I've always thought that strong Gryffindor taboo of not picking on those
weaker than you are was one of those things where the memory of the text is
corrupted--it's not there.  The Twins go after people two against one.  they
turn Neville into a canary, 


Sherry now:

We've all often discussed the twins on here, so I'm only responding to the
thing about Neville.  I never saw the canary cream incident as mean or even
slightly on the mean side.  It seemed to be a normal fun party joke.
Neville even laughed, which seems to me that he enjoyed it and found it a
good joke too.  The skiving snack boxes seemed much more dangerous to me
than the canary creams.

sherry