House Elves / Chapter 7 / Lucius, Lucius, Lucius

[pippin_999]

No: HPFGUIDX 179153

Catlady: 
> Ginny was obviously determined to have sex with him. She wasn't going
> to take 'No' for an answer, and he had no idea what was happening, so
> I wonder if it could count as rape. I didn't understand why she had
> such a foolish plan -- some romantic notion that two virgins figuring
> out sex by trial and error would be glorious? she'd been reading
> Eggplant's pre-DH posts and wanted to have a baby to remember Harry by
> after his heroic death?

Pippin:
If she intended on having sex, she'd have taken more steps to ensure
their privacy. And how do you know she's a virgin? Or that Harry's so
naive he wouldn't know what she had in mind?


Catlady:
> It was called a put-outer in PS/SS and OoP, so why does it suddenly
> have a new name?

Pippin:
Because its inventor (JKR or DD, take your pick) finally thought of one.


Catlady: 
> Peacocks aren't that expensive. 

Pippin:
No, but they're showy and not otherwise useful. The tent at the QWC with
the peacocks in front no doubt belonged to the Malfoys. Wizards who
keep them would use silencing charms; their cries could be mistaken for
that "piteous human scream" that Draco made. They go on all night in
season.

Pippin
whose neighbor used to keep them