Of Hxs and parasites

[dungrollin]

> Never did warm to the idea of Harry!Horsecocks either - having one 
and a seventh soul seems a bit excessive somehow. And why should off-
cuts of soul mean power transfer? Power is learned, developed, a 
soul just *is*, immutable annd indivisible, right from the 
beginning, in my cosmology. 
> I'm not happy.
> You can tell, can't you?
> 

Yep, I can tell. Unfortunately JKR *doesn't* think that souls are 
indivisible, nor, as far as I can tell, immutable. And Harry didn't 
have to do any developing or learning to get his Parseltongue to 
work, it was just there, ready and waiting.

I'm surprised you don't like Harry!Hedgehog. I'd have thought you'd 
enjoy the implications, Harry having to die (or, imo more 
interestingly, kill) to get rid of the last Hx and have a proper go 
at the now mortal Voldybeast. Ties up lots of threads, explains the 
scar connection amongst other things.


> > Dung.
> > Who's actually really had enough of both parasites and 
> > parasitologists, having just fought off another horde of 
Plasmodium, 
> > during which her teeth were chattering so hard she thought she'd 
> > break the thermometer.
> >
> 
> You have my sympathy.
> Which flavour did you get?
> Me, it's just the opposite - I developed a severe allergy to a 
range of 
> anti-malarials years ago while in Africa.
> No more foetid mosquito infested swamps on my travel itinerary. 
> By order.
> Hooray!
> 

Not sure, but I think it's mostly falciparum we get around here. 
Actually the mosquito-infested swamps (or at least the ones I 
frequent) are pretty malaria-free, I think I got this last dose at a 
house party in the city. Grumble grumble. If your travel itinerary 
is limited, you have *my* sympathy; I'd still rather put up with the 
parasitologists. I mean, parasites. For now, at least.