Snape - a werewolf bigot?? Was: Say it isn't so Lupin!!!
dumbledore11214
dumbledore11214 at yahoo.com
Tue Jun 12 21:48:42 UTC 2007
No: HPFGUIDX 170212
--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, Jazmyn Concolor <jazmyn at ...>
wrote:
>> People with HIV do not turn into man-eating wolves every full moon
who
> maul and attack people.
Alla:
Yes, man eating wolves do not exist in reality as we know, people
with HIV though can spread their disease if they are not careful.
Analogy is not exact obviously, all depends on whether you see the
analogy lies primarily.
Jasmyn:
Comparing HIV to lycanthropy is like comparing
> a glass of water (controlled by a glass) to a dam collapsing
> (uncontrolled water with the dam (potion) removed). A crazed wolf
> moving at supernatural speed through a school full of children can
> hardly be considered safe under any circumstances.
<SNIP>
Alla:
Except that is not a crazed wolf, that is a human who turns into
crazed wolf *without potion** once a month.
Jasmyn:
It may sound
> harsh of me, but anyone with a disease that dangerous should be
removed
> from society to their own collony.
<SNIP>
Alla:
I do not feel I have anything to discuss then and it is time to
agree to disagree.
Alla, dissappears till tomorrow.
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