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 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.)