Harry Potter is Anti-Woman/Secret Sorting Hat

[sistermagpie]

No: HPFGUIDX 181075

> > Magpie:
> > I don't remember asking for examples of her skill as an auror.:-
) 
> > It's not that I doubt she has the skills aurors have. I know 
she's 
> > with the other Order members in their scenes in OotP. She's part 
> of 
> > the fight in the MoM. I'm just saying that Tonks is mostly 
> important 
> > for her Lupin storyline. <SNIP>
> 
> 
> Alla:
> 
> I definitely took this sentence as challenging Tonks' skill as 
auror.
> 
> "Magpie:
> I didn't disagree that she *was* an auror, I disagreed that I ever
> saw her doing anything to show she was a particularly good auror."
> 
> If you do not disagree that she is a good auror, I really have 
> nothing 
> to argue with. She IS important for her Lupin's storyline, I just 
> thought you were disagreeing that she was competent auror. I am 
not 
> sure if I agree that she is MOSTLY important for Lupin's storyline 
> simply because whole OOP she is well, not doing any romance with 
> Lupin, 
> but sure in the next two books it is important.

Magpie:
Sorry I was unclear. I meant "particularly good auror" meaning that 
she wasn't highlighted as being exceptional amongst aurors, not 
meaning that I thought she was exceptionally bad at her job. Like 
Hermione is a "particularly good" student meaning she's exceptional 
amongst good students. There's no question that women can be aurors 
and I don't see any reason to think they'd be worse at it than men. 
I just wouldn't look to Tonks if I wanted a character that's about 
being a great auror.

Shelley:
I doubt that every student standing with Harry that first day would 
have been completely ignorant of the sorting hat. I bet you that 
Draco knew.

Magpie:
Exactly. I think JKR just put him amongst kids who didn't know so we 
could see the Sorting Hat in action rather than hearing about it, 
which wouldn't be as fun for the reader. With Ron she has his 
brothers teasing him by being cryptic about it. I don't think 
there's any important meaning in Harry's kids knowing about it. 

-m