Duffers

[potioncat]

No: HPFGUIDX 188560


>Ffred: 
> On the other side are the muggle-borns, barefoot, smelly, illiterate peasants who speak mutually unintelligible dialects of Anglo-Saxon, Middle Welsh, Cornish, Cumbrian, Gaelic, Pictish. 

Potioncat:
Well, I get the feeling the Wizarding sorts spanned the same range of groups. At least in the modern WW there are well-heeled wizards down to something out of Dickens (Gaunts.)

> Ffred:
> Personally I'm not that surprised that Slytherin ended up just wanting to take the purebloods ("But Godric, how can you teach them the three* uses of dragon's blood when they don't even know the one use of fleabane or what a garderobe is for?")

Potioncat:
Not that I agree with Slytherin, but I can understand his reluctance as well.
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Ffred: 
> Meanwhile Helga was busy reassuring the youngsters that they would be ok, buddying them up with older students from their locality who could show them the ropes, clean them up a bit.
> 
> She ranks high in my estimation.
>
Potioncat:
Mine too.

I didn't have much to add, just wanted to say Hi to Ffred. Haven't seen you in ages. Stick around.