HP&tDH SPOILERS

[Oliver_Wendell_Ramone]

Originally posted by mommylawyer
We are told that Lily was powerful but we never see her in action; Tonks falls in love and loses some control of her power until Remu finally marries her...and then she is preggo then dead; Ginny/Hermione - kids and single; McGonnagle - marital Status unknown but no mention of a spouse in 7 years, no spouse fighting by her side in the final battle etc.....

Who we see in action - Bellatrix - married, but for love or duty?; Tonks pre-marriage; again McGonnagal; we hear about Amelia Bones; old creey ink cat lady - can't pull her name right now etc.....

I think Tonks lost it not because of being in love, but b/c of Sirius' death.

FTR, I would totally fuck Tonks. I mean, not pregnant or dead Tonks, anyway.

[Fugee]

Originally posted by Oliver_Wendell_Ramone
FTR, I would totally fuck Tonks. I mean, not pregnant or dead Tonks, anyway.

It's good to know you have standards.

[Hank Chinaski]

Originally posted by mommylawyer
I too was a little bit disappointed in Ginny's role, although to be fair, she wasn't doing to bad when she, Hermione and Luna? were holding their own with Bellatrix, Moldy top's chick. Granted it was 3 on 1, but it was 3 kids on one very bad ass chick.....

I DO like that in the subsequent interviews JK says she went to play for the all women's quidditch team and is a reporter... the one bug in my craw with this series is the whole single woman =powerful witch, married woman = marshmellow.....

This is all very interesting, the analysis of how ficitional entities of a fictional nature live their lives and whether the books are empowering to real human females. We all remember, a dirt poor mom wrote these books and is now one of the richest people in the UK, right?

[Oliver_Wendell_Ramone]

Originally posted by Fugee
It's good to know you have standards.

Moderately pregnant Tonks would probably be okay. I'd probably get my ass kicked by a warewolf, but still.

I'd say I'd fuck Ginny, too, except that I imagine her in adulthood looking very much like a distant friend who married another distant friend who I summered with a long, long time ago. So Ginny is off limits.

For whatever reason, Hermione has never done much for me. And I like smart chicks. Go figure.

[taxwonk]

Originally posted by Oliver_Wendell_Ramone
Moderately pregnant Tonks would probably be okay. I'd probably get my ass kicked by a warewolf, but still.

I'd say I'd fuck Ginny, too, except that I imagine her in adulthood looking very much like a distant friend who married another distant friend who I summered with a long, long time ago. So Ginny is off limits.

For whatever reason, Hermione has never done much for me. And I like smart chicks. Go figure.

Ginny could go either way. It'll take a couple of years to see. Hermione is looking better every year. She may peak early, but I'm thinking she's going to be totally fuckable at 22.

[Hank Chinaski]

Originally posted by Oliver_Wendell_Ramone
Moderately pregnant Tonks would probably be okay. I'd probably get my ass kicked by a warewolf, but still.

I'd say I'd fuck Ginny, too, except that I imagine her in adulthood looking very much like a distant friend who married another distant friend who I summered with a long, long time ago. So Ginny is off limits.

For whatever reason, Hermione has never done much for me. And I like smart chicks. Go figure.

Umbridge is hot, the whole pink kitten thing grrrrrowlll, AND she's the kind of take no shit wench who'd put a dead guy's eye on her door- with balls like that you know she's a goer.

[ltl/fb]

THEY KILLED DOBBY?????? BASTARDS!

[Hank Chinaski]

Originally posted by ltl/fb
THEY KILLED DOBBY?????? BASTARDS!

seeing you post here reminds me. witches cannot just conjure up food, right? that why harry had some hungry nights. But at Hogwarts food appeared out of nowhere at all the dinners. hmmmmmm?

[LessinSF]

Originally posted by Hank Chinaski
seeing you post here reminds me. witches cannot just conjure up food, right? that why harry had some hungry nights. But at Hogwarts food appeared out of nowhere at all the dinners. hmmmmmm?

I wasn't going to respond to this, but

That portion of the book was absurd. Even if he could not directly conjure food, all the powers available to him made it moot. He could steal from under the Cloak. He could assumbably just apparate to the middle of a wedding reception, 7/11, or Hostess factory and Confund the first appropriate person that he belongs and needs to be fed. Hell, he could just kill and eat a Muggle. Dog is good eatin', especially Micheal Vick's.

[Hank Chinaski]

Originally posted by LessinSF
I wasn't going to respond to this, but

Gosh. I'm honored.

That portion of the book was absurd. Even if he could not directly conjure food, all the powers available to him made it moot. He could steal from under the Cloak. He could assumbably just apparate to the middle of a wedding reception, 7/11, or Hostess factory and Confund the first appropriate person that he belongs and needs to be fed. Hell, he could just kill and eat a Muggle. Dog is good eatin', especially Micheal Vick's.

they did use the cloak, but they left money. Stealing from muggles is probably some high level crime.

[ltl/fb]

Originally posted by Hank Chinaski
seeing you post here reminds me. witches cannot just conjure up food, right? that why harry had some hungry nights. But at Hogwarts food appeared out of nowhere at all the dinners. hmmmmmm?

I thought that they were just moving it up from the kitchens below, where it had been prepared.

[mommylawyer]

Originally posted by Oliver_Wendell_Ramone
I think Tonks lost it not because of being in love, but b/c of Sirius' death.

FTR, I would totally fuck Tonks. I mean, not pregnant or dead Tonks, anyway.

So did Harry initially, but it was because remus told her he loved her too but that he wasn't going to marry her etc...bad time, i'm a werefolf etc.... thats why her patronus changed to a wolf....

[mommylawyer]

Originally posted by Hank Chinaski
This is all very interesting, the analysis of how ficitional entities of a fictional nature live their lives and whether the books are empowering to real human females. We all remember, a dirt poor mom wrote these books and is now one of the richest people in the UK, right?

You think the representation of women in a book series intended for young to adolescent readers, which presumably include young women, that, intentionally or not, seems to create divisions of power between moms/non-moms, single vs married etc... is irrelevant? Of course we know this is fiction... so are many other fairy tales, but that doesn't mean they don't teach lessons....

[mommylawyer]

Originally posted by Hank Chinaski
seeing you post here reminds me. witches cannot just conjure up food, right? that why harry had some hungry nights. But at Hogwarts food appeared out of nowhere at all the dinners. hmmmmmm?

Sigh...what an elitest vision...dude the HOUSE ELVES were in the kitchen making the food. They were able to transfer the foods. That was a part of the whole dumbledore explaining to Harry that other creatures have different powers etc.. and wizards would do better to acknowledge and respect them than to belittle etc... Wizard power is not the only thing going on....

[taxwonk]

Originally posted by mommylawyer
You think the representation of women in a book series intended for young to adolescent readers, which presumably include young women, that, intentionally or not, seems to create divisions of power between moms/non-moms, single vs married etc... is irrelevant? Of course we know this is fiction... so are many other fairy tales, but that doesn't mean they don't teach lessons....

According to the Princess, a fully-empowered post-adolescent who has been reading Harry Potter since she was 8, your "lesson" is belied with the simple, yet powerful phrase: "NOT MY DAUGHTER, YOU BITCH!"