charms, Percy, twins

[lapin-agile.livejournal.com]

So, remember how Percy described the fifth year Charms class's treasure hunt? I'm guessing the twins took note of his discussion of revealing spells and that's why they nicked his textbook. Smart boys: they're going to figure out the Marauders' map any day now! (That's my guess, anyway.)

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[longstrider.livejournal.com]

"I wonder... are there enough Muggleborn babies that they are unable to smuggle out for one reason or another that the list still includes many Muggleborns? Or does Voldemort think that there are fewer and fewer Muggleborn babies being born, because so many are left off the forged list? And if he does, does he take that as evidence that his plan is working, and that he is stopping Muggles from stealing magic finally?"

I would posit that the decrease in Muggle population would be all the explanation he needs. We've already established that the population maths are fuzzy in this world, so that would seem like a sufficient explanation to me.

[brimtoast.livejournal.com]

Yeah, that's quite likely. I wasn't saying it was a plot hole or anything, just that it would be interesting if he did have a theory for it, especially if V was taking it as evidence that Muggles had been stealing magic for their kids all along, and that he had successfully intimidated them into stopping. A sort of unintentional backfiring, where the resistance is helping reinforce V's sense of rightness.

Anyway, just playing around with the idea.