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lapin-agile.livejournal.com) wrote in alt_fen2008-09-20 01:47 pm
another puzzle
Perhaps one of you pieced this together immediately. I haven't.
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alt_mcgonagall's 17 September Order Only post, Molly Weasley asks McGonagall if Lucius Malfoy asked to see "the book" during his visit to the castle. McGonagall responds: "As for the book - no, he did not. I believe we've duped him - at least this year."
Thoughts?
Aside: the question has been raised (on the previous thread) whether to start threads for each separate topic or whether this community risks developing too many simultaneous conversations. My vote is for making new posts for each separate topic (and for fresh rounds of speculation on old topics after they've lain dormant for a while). I find this helps me navigate the community if I want to find what someone said on a particular issue. For what it's worth (and in anticipation of the day when it becomes an issue for us), I also think it's helpful to keep threads from collapsing to outline by starting a new post to continue the ongoing conversation.
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alt_mcgonagall's 17 September Order Only post, Molly Weasley asks McGonagall if Lucius Malfoy asked to see "the book" during his visit to the castle. McGonagall responds: "As for the book - no, he did not. I believe we've duped him - at least this year."Thoughts?
Aside: the question has been raised (on the previous thread) whether to start threads for each separate topic or whether this community risks developing too many simultaneous conversations. My vote is for making new posts for each separate topic (and for fresh rounds of speculation on old topics after they've lain dormant for a while). I find this helps me navigate the community if I want to find what someone said on a particular issue. For what it's worth (and in anticipation of the day when it becomes an issue for us), I also think it's helpful to keep threads from collapsing to outline by starting a new post to continue the ongoing conversation.
Re: But then Questions Arise...
First, the Weasleys were and are part of the Order, so they have, perhaps, self-isolated from all but Order folks (and none of the rest of *them* have children. (Rather, the Longbottoms and Potters did, but the first are incapacitated and Neville's gran is not apparently against exposing Neville to any risks -- and the Potters are dead, but the Weasleys *do* include Harry in their circle as soon as he's allowed back into wizardom at age 11).
Second, Mr Weasley is pretty marginalised professionally and seems to be viewed by other adults either as a bit of a nutter, as a social embarrassment (downwardly mobile because of his big family and pitiful career trajectory), or as a blood traitor. So it's not much of a surprise to think that the children don't have play dates growing up because no one will let *their* kids play with those Weasleys.
We don't get a clear view of this because we see everything from Harry's point of view: in the early books he does not have a clear understanding of adult social codes; throughout, he sees the Weasleys through rose-coloured glasses (he loves this big family that embraces him); and as he gets old enough to see more clearly, the political situation gets dangerous and the Order circles the wagons so its no wonder that the Weasleys rarely socialize with other families in Harry's presence.
Last thought:
One example of a big social gathering that might stand as evidence in your discussion of the dangers of letting acquaintances through your wards is the Weasley wedding in Book 7. An extreme case, but a case in point for your argument.