The Real HP for GrownUps

[sylviampj]

No: HPFGUIDX 174077

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "redwooddawn" 
<redwooddawn at ...> wrote:
>
> > Since reading that scene, I've been marvelling about how 
comfortable
> with sexuality the wizarding world must be, because I can't imagine
> ANY girl transforming into a guy and not being completely obsessed
> with their new anatomy. I know Hermione has disgression, but she
> didn't even take a peek, much less a leak. And Fleur, well, she
> was horrified by how her face looked.....
> 
> Any muggle would have been tripping out to be the other gender for
> a few hours, and I'm sure the transgender mystique of our ancient
> Greek oracles or native shamen don't even register with the 
wizarding
> world.
> 
> redwooddawn>>>>

What strikes me is how physically and mentally resilient wizards and 
witches are. Using polyjuice potion to transform into someone else, 
even someone of the same sex, wuld be seriously traumatic for a 
muggle- for instance when Harry and Hermione transform into a middle 
aged couple to visit Godric's Hollow. Imagine being 17 and suddently 
acquiring a late middle age body! Tonks is forever transforming into 
different people and animagi like Sirius and Mcgonagall become 
animals. Wormtail lived as a rat for 12 years. Fred and George's 
concoctions turn people into chickens and make their tongues grow. 
Pupils hex one another for fun, making boils and tentacles appear on 
other people's faces, - Hermione's teeth grew enormously long in GoF 
and Pansy Parkinson sprouted antlers in OOTP. In CoS Hermione's 
polyjuice potion went wrong and she sprouted cat hair and a tail but 
it didn't stop her studying! As you say what would make a 
muggle 'trip out' Wizards and witches just take in their stride.

Sylvia.