bookofjude @ April 30 2003, 23:12:51 UTC

*squees* Draco has his own rain cloud! That's really quite brilliant...

lunadeath02 @ April 30 2003, 23:16:49 UTC

"The celery stalks at midnight."

Heh. ^__^

Anonymous @ April 30 2003, 23:53:29 UTC

Bunnucula!

moonlitpages @ May 1 2003, 08:50:57 UTC

Aa! That's where I've heard that before! I adored those books as a child. Lupercus reminds me of Harold, fluffy and lovable, running around trying to save everyone ;-) Or maybe he's Chester *ponders this*

Anonymous @ May 1 2003, 00:00:56 UTC

Like Frankencelery! but not...nvrmind...am going to bed.

Anonymous @ April 30 2003, 23:52:59 UTC

keeps aggressors at bay

Ginny counts as an aggressor?

Must question wisdom of faculty in giving Malfoy spell that attacks anyone he perceives as agressors (wheter they are or not)... won't that mean that 1/2 the school will be getting electric shocks?

I do like how it always seems that potterstinks manages to make those around him miserable no matter what, though.

Hm. Wonder what the punishment for missing detention.

slinkhard @ May 1 2003, 04:07:24 UTC

Was I the only one who was shocked by Lupercus' Slytherin insult, considering he's normally level headed and his grandparent was one:

"Vegetables are evil. If vegetables were people they would all be in Slytherin. I don't trust them."

sistermagpie @ May 1 2003, 06:57:22 UTC

Yup.

Also must question the wisdom of the protection cloud on the grounds already suggested. It makes him soggy, draws humiliation to him, then gives him a method of lashing out more effectively because of it. The whole school will be shocked, ps will probably come down with pneumonia.

It's probably a good thing he's stayed away from his mother. I have a feeling she may end up in Kansas if he gets too close!

til_midnight @ May 1 2003, 07:38:46 UTC

Well, he burst into sporadic tears later on in the comments. Perhaps there's been so activity between Sirius and Lucius or Sirius and Snape that's giving him worries and a grudge against Slytherins.

eponis @ May 1 2003, 07:59:41 UTC

Agreed that Lupin's under a lot of stress and, thus, probably isn't being as careful about what he says as he ought to be.

However, I don't think that I'd consider it an insult. More like teasing between two people who know perfectly well that Slytherins aren't necessarily evil, and because they know that they know, they can laugh about it.

Suppose, for example, Sirius said "At least you aren't a Ravenclaw, or you'd be an even more obsessive bookworm," or Lupin said "Stop being such a foolhardy Gryffindor." They wouldn't be saying "all Ravenclaws/Gryffindors are bad because they're all obsessed/foolhardy," they'd be taking a stereotypical trait and teasing each other with it precisely because it's a stereotype. Lupin didn't say "all Slytherins are evil and untrustworthy," he (implied) "evil people go to Slytherin."

So yeah, if I was a Slytherin who thought that being called "evil" was a horrible insult, and if I didn't catch that Lupin was intentionally using stereotypes, I might be upset, which is why it's something that I think Lupin wouldn't have done if he was less tired and stressed. However, I don't think it was that shocking or cruel, in context.

Anonymous @ May 1 2003, 09:02:33 UTC

You're so right. I think if it had been someone like Sirius who had used the slytherin comment, it would be offensive, because he does not have the same fair attitude Lupin has. The fact that Lupin invites the Slytherins about (I think he said something to Pansy in reference to her baking?) and is never really public about any negative feelings he has towards anybody (as opposed to Sirius. I can't really think of any other teachers right now. It's early) makes it clear that he is joking. The slytherins are probably smart enough to figure out the "actions speak louder than words" type thing.

slinkhard @ May 2 2003, 01:47:40 UTC Re:

Not very appropriate attitude for a teacher to state so publicly, though.