"Pathetic" Muggle-borns (Was: JKR messed up........ no.)

[susanmcgee48176]

No: HPFGUIDX 178499

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Carol" <justcarol67@> wrote:

> > But why would Muggle-borns educated at Hogwarts be reduced to
> > begging in the streets (setting aside those whose relatives
> > were being held hostage)?

> > So why can't these Muggle-borns, as Del suggested, take refuge
> > in the Muggle world among their Muggle relatives, at least
> > till the danger passes, or even make a new life for themselves
> > outside the WW? Granted, a Hogwarts education isn't much help
> > toward a Muggle career, but they can read and write and do
> > some sort of mathematical calculations ("I can do maths and
> > stuff," Muggle-raised Harry tells Hagrid in SS/PS), and
> > Hogwarts offers at least one Muggle-like course, Astronomy.
> > Are they really that helpless?

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re: pathetic muggle borns...

"My children!" he bellowed, pointing at her. His voice was cracked,
high-pitched; he sounded distraught. 'Where are my children? What
has he done with them? You know, YOU KNOW!'" p. 525. American
Edition of DH.

I started to cry at that point in the book - probably because as a
mother I identified so strongly with that man.


or Mrs. Cattermole about Maisie, Ellie and Alfred Catermole..
"They're frightened, they think I might not come home -- "
"'Spare us,'" spat Yaxley. "'The brats of Mudbloods do not stir
our sympathies.'" p. 259 DH


There are lots of reasons that some Muggleborns might not be
able to survive on the run or in the wilderness - just like
the homeless-- what would they do with small children? Some
are frail and elderly. Some might be physically disabled.
Some might have mental health issues. They wouldn't have
access to Gringotts....Someone like Mrs. Cattermole was from
a family which probably didn't have much money...

Susan McGee