[HPforGrownups] Re: It really annoys me (but not me )

[Jeremiah LaFleur]

No: HPFGUIDX 163807

And this business of Harry
having only 2 living relatives, that is mathematically imposable. Well
OK, not imposable, but astronomically unlikely. But this is just
nitpicking, in the really important stuff Rowling seems rock steady.

Eggplant
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Jeremiah:

Ok, I gues you're counting Petunia and Vernon. Not Dudly. In some ways it is
3 on another it's only 2 'cause Petunia and Dudly are the only
blood-relatives... yadda yadda yadda...

I have always been told that I am wierd because on my mother's side I only
had my grandmother and on my father's side I only had my grandfather. So, I
guess it's possible that Harry's grandparents are gone. However, it is one
of those facts about Harry that I had to deal with early on... "Hmm.. only
his Aunt? Ummm.. Ok!"

I my case, I think it helped me accept the fantasy world Harry lives in.
that way when she does things like "marcus flint is still Quiddich Captain?
Guess he screwed up his NEWTS, huh?" Or, maybe he just likes it there! lol
(See, I was held back in 1st grade for "emotional development" reasons. So,
when I had my 18th birthday at the beginning of my final year of High School
there were a lot of raised eyebrows...)

So, I see possible solutions that do not fit into a "normal" school
environment because mine was not "normal." Sometimes I think Hagrid could go
back to classes. :) Wouldn't that be fun! I would, however, find it odd if
(and, please do not get offended by this) if Jesus popped into Hogwarts to
demonstrate the "magic spell" to change water into wine. Flint being held
back a year? No problem.


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