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[borgin.livejournal.com]

Dean Thomas!  I was wondering where he was (because JKR has stated that he's a half-blood on her website--his mother's a Muggle, his dad a wizard), but if he's still in the camps it looks like he has yet to show magical ability.  Hmm...

This also suggests that his dad was still killed by Death Eaters in the backstory.

Diptheria and Terry

[mamadeb.livejournal.com]

Historically speaking, diptheria was one of the first of deadly childhood diseases to be conquered - it uses a serum and the body's own immune system. It's frightening that it's back in force among the British Muggles.

Also. Terry's sealed comment is amazing. It's not just the style, although the perfect grammar and spelling is beautiful in its own way. It's that this boy who has been beaten and broken and starved his entire life can show such empathy for "his" patients and also such presence of mind around the DeathEaters. Heartbreaking and heartening at the same time. Well-done.

Building 7

[qwerty88.livejournal.com]

Charlotte Grosse - a true find, or a product of Carrow's latest round of experiments?