Honestly I wouldn't drug/ potion someone, but the player has made Padma so believably nasty, that in her case I found it hard to care.
Ron, and to be honest , the rest of the Orders challenge entrants need to grow the hell up. Draco has himself kept his cards very close to his chest. And I'm not overly happy at the adults either. All these decisions should be discussed before implementing. If someone is worried they won't be able to react normally if they know, they should avoid the discussion. But in many ways, the candidates are being left to make their own choices, some of which are dubious and then castigated when they screw up.
Trusting them to do the right thing, when there is no time to consult others fine. But leaving them to their own devices is a cop out. Alice hasn't made her expectations clear up until now. I like her a lot and usually respect her character, What she says makes a lot of sense, but this is a bit late to speak up.
Don't get me wrong. I realise they are making the best of a bad situation, and it's hard to see the ISS in constant danger and still think of them as children. But Snape is being the most involved and supportive order member. Hell, Raz is being more support to Harry in his role than anyone else.
It's totally a cop-out, but at least Alice has the excuse of not being right there the way that the adults were around in canon. (Though I have to wonder how long it would have taken to induct all of the ISS lock if Dumbledore hadn't just gone ahead and done it.)
Also, as far as Padma goes, I think if the potion had worn off overnight it wouldn't have been an issue for me - I mean, sure, love potions (and Imperius!) are horrible things, and even horrible people don't deserve public humiliation, but it was still pretty funny until the next morning. It might even have stayed funny if Ron had helped Draco even a little bit - "sorry, mate, didn't expect her to go after you, it was a potion I read about, maybe I made it wrong", you know? Rather than "well duh it was a potion, who would want to grab your leg and profess undying love, lol".
(Which makes me wonder, actually, whether the Twins expected it to be quite so drastic, and whether they'd have been pleased to see it. Nobody's PMed them about it (well, only Ron or Sally-Anne would know to do so) and they haven't asked anything.)
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Date: 2014-04-27 12:48 am (UTC)Ron, and to be honest , the rest of the Orders challenge entrants need to grow the hell up. Draco has himself kept his cards very close to his chest. And I'm not overly happy at the adults either. All these decisions should be discussed before implementing. If someone is worried they won't be able to react normally if they know, they should avoid the discussion. But in many ways, the candidates are being left to make their own choices, some of which are dubious and then castigated when they screw up.
Trusting them to do the right thing, when there is no time to consult others fine. But leaving them to their own devices is a cop out. Alice hasn't made her expectations clear up until now. I like her a lot and usually respect her character, What she says makes a lot of sense, but this is a bit late to speak up.
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Date: 2014-04-27 12:53 am (UTC)But Snape is being the most involved and supportive order member. Hell, Raz is being more support to Harry in his role than anyone else.
This just isn't sitting well with me.
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Date: 2014-04-27 04:11 am (UTC)Also, as far as Padma goes, I think if the potion had worn off overnight it wouldn't have been an issue for me - I mean, sure, love potions (and Imperius!) are horrible things, and even horrible people don't deserve public humiliation, but it was still pretty funny until the next morning. It might even have stayed funny if Ron had helped Draco even a little bit - "sorry, mate, didn't expect her to go after you, it was a potion I read about, maybe I made it wrong", you know? Rather than "well duh it was a potion, who would want to grab your leg and profess undying love, lol".
(Which makes me wonder, actually, whether the Twins expected it to be quite so drastic, and whether they'd have been pleased to see it. Nobody's PMed them about it (well, only Ron or Sally-Anne would know to do so) and they haven't asked anything.)