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son of a M*dblood
Come on man not cool we're having a civil discussion here
son of a M*dblood
Come on man not cool we're having a civil discussion here
I always got the impression that Umbridge was more representative of the Banality of Evil. Yes, she was unpleasant and sadistic herself (and a Slytherin alumnus, judging by her Quidditch-team support in Book 5), but she seemed mostly just inclined to follow Authority-with-an-A, provided that doing so advanced her own interests/career.Think of Umbridge, for example. She wasn't attracted to Voldemort out of any sort of reverence for his abilities or admiration, it was solely due to his actions and message that she became loyal to him. The return of pureblood wizard supremacy, the authoritarian power of the state, the violence to maintain these things were the appeal for her, and indeed for followers similar to her.
Are you forgetting that the genuine, ideological Death Eaters generally recruited through Imperio, rather than inspiration? I mean, people like Stan Shunpike are hardly likely to (be allowed to) join the Death Eaters voluntarily, are they?These guys are a really small minority of his support though, which grows quickly in both of his rises to power from a core of about a dozen, to hundreds, to what seems to be a majority of the functioning government.
A very large part, according to Ron (I think): he says (in Book 2?) something along the lines of how wizards would have died out long since if they hadn't intermarried with Muggles, and lots of people pretending to be Pureblood likely have Muggle-borns (if not actual Muggles) lurking not far up their family tree. (And IIRC, the Death Eaters' working definition of 'Muggle-born' extended unto the third generation, for the purposes of wand-confiscation/ incarceration).The Muggle-born inspections affect (presumably) a small proportion of the population though we don't know what percentage of the wizarding population is actually Muggle-born.
Not really. Meeting Hagrid --and learning the truth about his parents' death -- probably disinclined Harry towards Slytherin House more than his first meetings with either Malfoy or Ron. (None of them had been Sorted at that point; and like Harry, Ron was also worried he'd end up in Hufflepuff).And two, Harry Freaking Potter, a half-blood son of a Mudblood, whose pureblood line had at that point already been declared blood-traitor was one prejudice-inducing meeting with Malfoy and one biased opinion of a Weasley away from himself becoming a Slytherin.
A very large part, according to Ron (I think): he says (in Book 2?) something along the lines of how wizards would have died out long since if they hadn't intermarried with Muggles, and lots of people pretending to be Pureblood likely have Muggle-borns (if not actual Muggles) lurking not far up their family tree. (And IIRC, the Death Eaters' working definition of 'Muggle-born' extended unto the third generation, for the purposes of wand-confiscation/ incarceration).
And anyway, doesn't Dumbledore later hint (Book 5?) and later confirm (Book 7) that it was actually Harry's being a *S*P*O*I*L*E*R* that the Hat recognised, when it wanted to put him in Slytherin?
Oh, my bad, what do they prefer to called now? Just for future reference?
Muggle-born is the acceptable terminology.
I think it's very telling that Hermione was very nearly a Ravenclaw herself.
Putting all the main characters into the same house is one of my biggest complaints, it restricted the story and prevented many great chances at world-building within the school.
The problem with trying to places the houses in specific quadrants is that the houses themselves are based on completely arbitrary qualities, and indeed these qualities aren't event constant at every point in a persons life. Someone whose a loud and aggressive child can turn into a quiet and sheepish teen and then into a courageous yet bookish adult.
Also, besides Hermione belonging in Ravenclaw, Ron and family were born to be in Hufflepuff.
Hogwarts defeats Voldemort only by coming together as a school.
Except the Slytherins who all leave before the battle
Aren't they locked in the basement during the final battle?