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* Harry Potter /ChildrenOfTheLamp crossover?
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* Harry Potter /ChildrenOfTheLamp crossover?crossover?
[[WMG: Blood purity/muggle prejudice prejudice is a metaphor for elitism.]]
Most people who espouse or champion the philosophy [[BlueBlood are of the elite]] like the Malfoy and Black families. They put a value on family ties like most of the nobility. Their antipathy towards muggles is similar to how prejudiced members of the nobility have seen peasants or rich people have looked down on common or poor people; because they're of a lower ranking and thus "lesser". Muggle prejudice is driven mainly by the belief that their ignorance of things like magic and ability to use "enlighting" powers makes them the equivalent of a third nation and thus their inferiors. Of course there's obviously a lot of anti-semitism parallels, but it's elitism which is the most prominent one.
[[WMG: Blood purity/muggle prejudice prejudice is a metaphor for elitism.]]
Most people who espouse or champion the philosophy [[BlueBlood are of the elite]] like the Malfoy and Black families. They put a value on family ties like most of the nobility. Their antipathy towards muggles is similar to how prejudiced members of the nobility have seen peasants or rich people have looked down on common or poor people; because they're of a lower ranking and thus "lesser". Muggle prejudice is driven mainly by the belief that their ignorance of things like magic and ability to use "enlighting" powers makes them the equivalent of a third nation and thus their inferiors. Of course there's obviously a lot of anti-semitism parallels, but it's elitism which is the most prominent one.
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That.... is not how the Wizarding World works. At all. Bye-bye now.
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In other words, it will be like Hillary vs Bernie but with wizards and magic. Unlike Hillary however, Dolores Umbrage will be allowed to do almost anything she wants to Dumbledore and he can't do anything about it. Also, Dumbledore will be treated much worse than Bernie is! For example, the Ministry will bully him, teasing him and hurting him. Also, there's a 30-50% chance that if Dumbledore wins, he will STILL lose!
In other words, it will be like Hillary vs Bernie but with wizards and magic. Unlike Hillary however, Dolores Umbrage will be allowed to do almost anything she wants to Dumbledore and he can't do anything about it. Also, Dumbledore will be treated much worse than Bernie is! For example, the Ministry will bully him, teasing him and hurting him. Also, there's a 30-50% chance that if Dumbledore wins, he will STILL lose!
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* Harry Potter/ChildrenOfTheLamp Potter /ChildrenOfTheLamp crossover?
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It makes sense. In Muslim myth, Jinn are a third sentient race (apart from angels and humans) and have free will, like humans. They live in parallel societies that cannot easily be found, have special powers, and must follow the teachings of the Prophet. They are just as complex as humans in their motivations, there are good, evil, neutral ones, and everything in between. Depending on who you ask, they look just like humans too, only they have a special sort of fire in them (AKA magic) that they can use to do magical stuff.
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It makes sense. In Muslim myth, Jinn are a third sentient race (apart from angels and humans) and have free will, like humans. They live in parallel societies that cannot easily be found, have special powers, and must follow the teachings of the Prophet. They are just as complex as humans in their motivations, there are good, evil, neutral ones, and everything in between. Depending on who you ask, they look just like humans too, only they have a special sort of fire in them (AKA magic) that they can use to do magical stuff.stuff.
* Harry Potter/ChildrenOfTheLamp crossover?
* Harry Potter/ChildrenOfTheLamp crossover?
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* It's canon that at least some of the mortal or demigod ''heroes'' of mythology were wizards-- the ''Fantastic Beasts'' book mentions Bellerophon as the only wizard to defeat the Chimera.
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In other words, it will be like Hillary vs Bernie but with wizards and magic. Unlike Hillary however, Dolores Umbrage will be allowed to do almost anything she wants to Dumbledore and he can't do anything about it. Also, Dumbledore will be treated much worse than Bernie is! For example, the Ministry will bully him, teasing him and hurting him. Also, there's a 30-50% chance that if Dumbledore wins, he will STILL lose!
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In other words, it will be like Hillary vs Bernie but with wizards and magic. Unlike Hillary however, Dolores Umbrage will be allowed to do almost anything she wants to Dumbledore and he can't do anything about it. Also, Dumbledore will be treated much worse than Bernie is! For example, the Ministry will bully him, teasing him and hurting him. Also, there's a 30-50% chance that if Dumbledore wins, he will STILL lose!lose!
[[WMG: The Jinn from Arabic myth are the wizarding community of the Middle East.]]
It makes sense. In Muslim myth, Jinn are a third sentient race (apart from angels and humans) and have free will, like humans. They live in parallel societies that cannot easily be found, have special powers, and must follow the teachings of the Prophet. They are just as complex as humans in their motivations, there are good, evil, neutral ones, and everything in between. Depending on who you ask, they look just like humans too, only they have a special sort of fire in them (AKA magic) that they can use to do magical stuff.
[[WMG: The Jinn from Arabic myth are the wizarding community of the Middle East.]]
It makes sense. In Muslim myth, Jinn are a third sentient race (apart from angels and humans) and have free will, like humans. They live in parallel societies that cannot easily be found, have special powers, and must follow the teachings of the Prophet. They are just as complex as humans in their motivations, there are good, evil, neutral ones, and everything in between. Depending on who you ask, they look just like humans too, only they have a special sort of fire in them (AKA magic) that they can use to do magical stuff.
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[[WMG: Delores Umbrage and Dumbledore will someday run against each other for prresident, and Umbrage will not only steal all of Dumbledore's ideas, but will attack him too. Also, the Ministry of Magic will have two parties, one that has Voldemort running, and the other that has Umbrage and Dumbledore. Not only that but the party that has Umbrage and Dumbledore will be deliberately sabotaging Dumbledore.]]
In other words, it will be like Hillary vs Bernie but with wizards and magic. Also, Dumbledore will be treated much worse than Bernie is!
In other words, it will be like Hillary vs Bernie but with wizards and magic. Also, Dumbledore will be treated much worse than Bernie is!
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[[WMG: Delores Umbrage and Dumbledore will someday run against each other for prresident, and Umbrage will not only steal all of Dumbledore's ideas, but will attack him too. Also, the Ministry of Magic will have two parties, one that has Voldemort running, and the other that has Umbrage and Dumbledore. Not only that but the party that has Umbrage and Dumbledore in it will be deliberately sabotaging Dumbledore.]]
In other words, it will be like Hillary vs Bernie but with wizards and magic. Unlike Hillary however, Dolores Umbrage will be allowed to do almost anything she wants to Dumbledore and he can't do anything about it. Also, Dumbledore will be treated much worse than Bernieis!is! For example, the Ministry will bully him, teasing him and hurting him. Also, there's a 30-50% chance that if Dumbledore wins, he will STILL lose!
In other words, it will be like Hillary vs Bernie but with wizards and magic. Unlike Hillary however, Dolores Umbrage will be allowed to do almost anything she wants to Dumbledore and he can't do anything about it. Also, Dumbledore will be treated much worse than Bernie
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Some of these rape victims will become pregnant. Many of the children of these rapes will inherit magic from their fathers.
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Some of these rape victims will become pregnant. Many of the children of these rapes will inherit magic from their fathers.fathers.
[[WMG: Delores Umbrage and Dumbledore will someday run against each other for prresident, and Umbrage will not only steal all of Dumbledore's ideas, but will attack him too. Also, the Ministry of Magic will have two parties, one that has Voldemort running, and the other that has Umbrage and Dumbledore. Not only that but the party that has Umbrage and Dumbledore will be deliberately sabotaging Dumbledore.]]
In other words, it will be like Hillary vs Bernie but with wizards and magic. Also, Dumbledore will be treated much worse than Bernie is!
[[WMG: Delores Umbrage and Dumbledore will someday run against each other for prresident, and Umbrage will not only steal all of Dumbledore's ideas, but will attack him too. Also, the Ministry of Magic will have two parties, one that has Voldemort running, and the other that has Umbrage and Dumbledore. Not only that but the party that has Umbrage and Dumbledore will be deliberately sabotaging Dumbledore.]]
In other words, it will be like Hillary vs Bernie but with wizards and magic. Also, Dumbledore will be treated much worse than Bernie is!
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[[WMG: Wizards are [[{{TheBible}} Nephilim]]]]
This is where their powers come from. My headcanon.
This is where their powers come from. My headcanon.
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"Harry" is a well-known nickname for "Harold", and "Harold" literally means "leader of the army". Harry was the leader of Dumbledore's Army and was one of the leaders of the defenders at the Battle of Hogwarts. Maybe his name was prophetic in-story, or maybe Rowling chose the name with that symbolism in mind.
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"Harry" is a well-known nickname for "Harold", and "Harold" literally means "leader of the army". Harry was the leader of Dumbledore's Army and was one of the leaders of the defenders at the Battle of Hogwarts. Maybe his name was prophetic in-story, or maybe Rowling chose the name with that symbolism in mind.mind.
[[WMG: Many Muggleborn witches and wizards are the children of rape victims.]]
In RealLife, there are evil men who slip drugs into women's drinks, then have sex with them while they can't resist.
The same thing could be done by evil wizards, using magic. Step 1) Find an attractive muggle woman. Step 2) Place a LovePotion in the woman's drink. Step 3) Have sex. Step 4) Oblivate the woman, so that she won't even remember that she's been raped.
Some of these rape victims will become pregnant. Many of the children of these rapes will inherit magic from their fathers.
[[WMG: Many Muggleborn witches and wizards are the children of rape victims.]]
In RealLife, there are evil men who slip drugs into women's drinks, then have sex with them while they can't resist.
The same thing could be done by evil wizards, using magic. Step 1) Find an attractive muggle woman. Step 2) Place a LovePotion in the woman's drink. Step 3) Have sex. Step 4) Oblivate the woman, so that she won't even remember that she's been raped.
Some of these rape victims will become pregnant. Many of the children of these rapes will inherit magic from their fathers.
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"Harry" is a well-known nickname for "Harold", and "Harold" literally means "leader of the army". Harry was the leader of Dumbledore's army and was one of the leaders of the defenders at the Battle of Hogwarts. Maybe his name was prophetic in-story, or maybe Rowling chose the name with that symbolism in mind.
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"Harry" is a well-known nickname for "Harold", and "Harold" literally means "leader of the army". Harry was the leader of Dumbledore's army Army and was one of the leaders of the defenders at the Battle of Hogwarts. Maybe his name was prophetic in-story, or maybe Rowling chose the name with that symbolism in mind.
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* IJustWantToBeNormal: Invoked by Rita Skeeter and {{Justified}}. While, at first glance, being TheChosenOne seems awesome, Harry is basically BlessedWithSuck: a mind connection with a dangerous sociopath which he cannot control, a sociopath who has been trying to kill him since he was a baby. He lives in a CrapsaccharineWorld, grows up being withheld important information, raised to be a LivingMcGuffin, and seeing people die in front of him, all because of being TheChosenOne. It's no wonder he'd just prefer being normal.
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* IJustWantToBeNormal: Invoked by Rita Skeeter and {{Justified}}. While, at first glance, being TheChosenOne seems awesome, Harry is basically BlessedWithSuck: a mind connection with a dangerous sociopath which he cannot control, a sociopath who has been trying to kill him since he was a baby. He lives in a CrapsaccharineWorld, grows up being withheld important information, raised to be a LivingMcGuffin, and seeing people die in front of him, all because of being TheChosenOne. It's no wonder he'd just prefer being normal.normal.
[[WMG: Harry Potter's name is actually Harold Potter.]]
"Harry" is a well-known nickname for "Harold", and "Harold" literally means "leader of the army". Harry was the leader of Dumbledore's army and was one of the leaders of the defenders at the Battle of Hogwarts. Maybe his name was prophetic in-story, or maybe Rowling chose the name with that symbolism in mind.
[[WMG: Harry Potter's name is actually Harold Potter.]]
"Harry" is a well-known nickname for "Harold", and "Harold" literally means "leader of the army". Harry was the leader of Dumbledore's army and was one of the leaders of the defenders at the Battle of Hogwarts. Maybe his name was prophetic in-story, or maybe Rowling chose the name with that symbolism in mind.
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Unfortunately, Muggle-born prejudice was even stronger then than in the present setting. It didn't help that there was a stereotype that Muggles were ugly and stupid. While Myrtle was ugly, she was by no means stupid. Unfortunately, most of the girls in Ravenclaw (including Olive Hornby) didn't like the idea of a Muggleborn getting better grades, so they made fun of her for being ugly and not quite understanding how the Wizarding World works. If she had sought out help from [=McGonagall=], Flitwick, Dumbledore or other understanding teacher instead of running off for a cry, she might not have been killed by the Basilisk.
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Unfortunately, Muggle-born prejudice was even stronger then than in the present setting. It didn't help that there was a stereotype that Muggles were ugly and stupid. While Myrtle was ugly, she was by no means stupid. Unfortunately, most of the girls in Ravenclaw (including Olive Hornby) didn't like the idea of a Muggleborn getting better grades, so they made fun of her for being ugly and not quite understanding how the Wizarding World works. If she had sought out help from [=McGonagall=], Flitwick, Dumbledore or other understanding teacher instead of running off for a cry, she might not have been killed by the Basilisk.Basilisk.
[[WMG: The character of Harry is meant to be a {{Deconstruction}} of CommonMarySueTraits.]]
* Easily trusted and forgiven: In the first books, Harry shows no respect at all, for the rules and receives little punishment (i.e., being out at night, stealing potion ingredients, going to the third floor and looking for the Stone, the whole flying car incident). Furthermore, his friends are willing to take great risks because they trust Harry's theory that Snape/Malfoy is evil.
** Later on, his impulsiveness and lack of judgement start to have unintended consequences: [[spoiler:Sirius dies]], and his friends won't be so willing to believe anything Harry says about Malfoy, even if he has proof.
*Remains [[AngstWhatAngst brave and cheerful]] despite his HilariouslyAbusiveChildhood; the trauma of seing people die because of him starts to wear him off from the fifth book onwards, when he can 't control his temper.
* IJustWantToBeNormal: Invoked by Rita Skeeter and {{Justified}}. While, at first glance, being TheChosenOne seems awesome, Harry is basically BlessedWithSuck: a mind connection with a dangerous sociopath which he cannot control, a sociopath who has been trying to kill him since he was a baby. He lives in a CrapsaccharineWorld, grows up being withheld important information, raised to be a LivingMcGuffin, and seeing people die in front of him, all because of being TheChosenOne. It's no wonder he'd just prefer being normal.
[[WMG: The character of Harry is meant to be a {{Deconstruction}} of CommonMarySueTraits.]]
* Easily trusted and forgiven: In the first books, Harry shows no respect at all, for the rules and receives little punishment (i.e., being out at night, stealing potion ingredients, going to the third floor and looking for the Stone, the whole flying car incident). Furthermore, his friends are willing to take great risks because they trust Harry's theory that Snape/Malfoy is evil.
** Later on, his impulsiveness and lack of judgement start to have unintended consequences: [[spoiler:Sirius dies]], and his friends won't be so willing to believe anything Harry says about Malfoy, even if he has proof.
*Remains [[AngstWhatAngst brave and cheerful]] despite his HilariouslyAbusiveChildhood; the trauma of seing people die because of him starts to wear him off from the fifth book onwards, when he can 't control his temper.
* IJustWantToBeNormal: Invoked by Rita Skeeter and {{Justified}}. While, at first glance, being TheChosenOne seems awesome, Harry is basically BlessedWithSuck: a mind connection with a dangerous sociopath which he cannot control, a sociopath who has been trying to kill him since he was a baby. He lives in a CrapsaccharineWorld, grows up being withheld important information, raised to be a LivingMcGuffin, and seeing people die in front of him, all because of being TheChosenOne. It's no wonder he'd just prefer being normal.
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[[WMG: Grindelwald had something to do with Stalin and Communism as well as influencing Hitler and the Nazis]]
Because, [[Main/Commie Nazis]] And Krum has lost family members to Grindelwald. Now that could mean Nazis (unknowingly led by Grindelwald) but what really happened is Grindelwald was playing both sides of the war. He figured either way, a lot of the Muggles will destroy each other and set up a totalitarian system which would leave things ripe for him to take total control. When the Communists had taken over large swathes of Europe, he was getting ready to openly reveal himself and claim leadership, but Dumbledore stepped in, dueled with him, and he was eventually imprisoned.
[[WMG: Grindelwald had something to do with Stalin and Communism as well as influencing Hitler and the Nazis]]
Because, [[Main/Commie Nazis]] And Krum has lost family members to Grindelwald. Now that could mean Nazis (unknowingly led by Grindelwald) but what really happened is Grindelwald was playing both sides of the war. He figured either way, a lot of the Muggles will destroy each other and set up a totalitarian system which would leave things ripe for him to take total control. When the Communists had taken over large swathes of Europe, he was getting ready to openly reveal himself and claim leadership, but Dumbledore stepped in, dueled with him, and he was eventually imprisoned.
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***This theory, except instead of the wizards supporting Communism, Communism persecutes the wizards. Maybe some wizards supported Communism, and the persecution waxed and waned, but as a whole, Communism saw wizards as nonconformist and elitist. They shut down all wizarding schools in the Eastern Bloc, so hordes of Slavic wizards were exiled, to Scandinavia among other places. Some remained, and had difficult lives trying to educate students in magic at home in secret through their teenage years. Sometimes families met up to do this. After the fall of Communism, much of the diaspora returned to their home countries, including Krum's family. But at the time of the Harry Potter books, the magical community is still trying to re-establish itself, and many students are still being sent to Durmstrang as the schools have not re-opened. Oh, and the younger and older Dolohov (the older attended Hogwarts with Voldemort) are of a wizarding family who went to England to escape Stalin. Dolohov's hatred of Muggles which led him to follow Voldemort was partially inspired by the persecution of his family and other wizards in the Soviet Union.
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**I see just as much KKK references as Nazis. Polite society influencing the government to pass racist laws by day, donning over-the-top costumes and terrorizing people by night...
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** Hades was a horribly misunderstood wizard who was fascinated by the dead. He lived alone (later with his muggle wife, Persephone) in his dark underground home known to others at the Underworld. Hades was one of the first ever practitioners of necromancy, and ancient dark art that has always been poorly understood. Among his studies included ghosts, the undead, and was the first wizard to study the effects of the veil. Unfortunately word soon got out that those who recently died would find their way into Hades' Underworld. This lead to his nickname and bad reputation as "Lord of the Dead". Many muggles and wizardkind alike angrily tried to lay siege on the Underworld, leading Hades to breed Cerberus, the first known giant three-headed dog in order to protect himself and Persephone. Among his inventions is the Helm of Darkness aka his Cap of Invisibility which had an extremely powerful disillusionment charm cast on it (considered to be a forerunner to the invisibility cloaks).
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** Medusa, Euryale, and Stheno were three dark witches who were Parselmouths and used a dark curse to petrify people (Dumbledore implied that there is likely a spell that could do so after Mrs. Norris was petrified). Possibly they were students of Herpo the Foul (maybe his daughters/relatives considering that Parseltongue is a genetic ability) and were taught how to make Horcruxes. Medusa however recognized the risks of such a spell and did not make one, explaining why she was the only one of her sisters who was not immortal.
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[WMG: Mythological Gods and other Figures were really wizards and Witches]]
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* The Greek and Roman Gods were really wizards and witches who were well versed in powerful ancient magic. Many of them encountered muggles and were thought of as Gods. And since wizardkind seem to be able to live 150+ years, this would give the vibe of immortality. Look at the Circe Chocolate Frog Card as an example. In the muggle world Circe is a minor goddess but in the wizarding world she is simply an ancient Greek witch.
* The Greek and Roman Gods were really wizards and witches who were well versed in powerful ancient magic. Many of them encountered muggles and were thought of as Gods. And since wizardkind seem to be able to live 150+ years, this would give the vibe of immortality. Look at the Circe Chocolate Frog Card as an example. In the muggle world Circe is a minor goddess but in the wizarding world she is simply an ancient Greek witch.
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*** She did. I got the vibe that Grindelwald was a lot like Voldemort when it came to love and sexual attraction. However he was "attracted" to Dumbledore's powers in a sense. A case of "Wow, a wizard as powerful as I am! I need him on my side!".
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**** That was partially a means to get people on his side it seems. To me Grindelwald seemed to care mainly about himself and power. He was a manipulator and knew how to get people to follow him. If that meant turning a blind eye to a genocidal maniac, so be it. Who knows? Maybe his plan to win over the muggles involved liberating them from the nazi rule once Hitler won?
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Ministry of Magic is the name in the British version (you\'re thinking of Minister for Magic)
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** Yes, and to elaborate on that point, in British editions it's the Minister/Ministry ''for'' Magic...Minister/Ministry ''Of'' Magic is the American edition's 'translation'.
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The family being exiled, probably into Western Europe, could be the reason behind their unusual surname, since the proper variant would be Krumov (for men) or Krumova (for women). The practice of shedding the suffix (or leaving it as the male form for girls) is not unheard of among expats naming their children. As for Viktor being on the national Qudditch team, it's possible that after the HoleInFlag revolution in 1989 he returned to Bulgaria when the dictatorship fell and was recruited for the team.
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The family being exiled, probably into Western Europe, could be the reason behind their unusual surname, since the proper variant would be Krumov (for men) or Krumova (for women). The practice of shedding the suffix (or leaving it as the male form for girls) is not unheard of among expats naming their children. As for Viktor being on the national Qudditch team, it's possible that after the HoleInFlag revolution in 1989 he returned to Bulgaria when the dictatorship fell and was recruited for the team.team.
[[WMG: Moaning Myrtle's sad backstory]]
Myrtle would've been about 11 years old when The Blitz happened. Her family went into an underground bomb shelter one night, but Myrtle could still hear the bombs and feel the earth shake. In fear and anger, she covered her ears and let out her loudest, most mournful wail, just to block everything out. The next morning, the Warrens found their house was perfectly intact, with surrounding houses having only minimal damage. Everything else was flattened. Not realizing it was Myrtle who saved them, Mr. and Mrs. Warren decided there was no way they'd get that lucky again and sent her out to the country. Myrtle waited a long time at that distant railroad station. Most people looking to take in refugees preferred attractive, cheerful children and Myrtle couldn't even bring herself to fake it. She went to the ladies for a good cry when a woman came in and introduced herself as Madame [=McGonagall=], an assistant teacher at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. She told Myrtle that the reason she survived the Blitz was because she was an untrained witch born to Muggles. Myrtle accused of of either being a liar or crazy. Rather than being offended, [=McGonagall=] commended her for being too wise to trust a complete stranger with an outlandish claim. She waved her wand and did a bit of transfiguration (including turning herself into a cat and back) to convince her. Myrtle decided she may as well go with her.
Unfortunately, Muggle-born prejudice was even stronger then than in the present setting. It didn't help that there was a stereotype that Muggles were ugly and stupid. While Myrtle was ugly, she was by no means stupid. Unfortunately, most of the girls in Ravenclaw (including Olive Hornby) didn't like the idea of a Muggleborn getting better grades, so they made fun of her for being ugly and not quite understanding how the Wizarding World works. If she had sought out help from [=McGonagall=], Flitwick, Dumbledore or other understanding teacher instead of running off for a cry, she might not have been killed by the Basilisk.
[[WMG: Moaning Myrtle's sad backstory]]
Myrtle would've been about 11 years old when The Blitz happened. Her family went into an underground bomb shelter one night, but Myrtle could still hear the bombs and feel the earth shake. In fear and anger, she covered her ears and let out her loudest, most mournful wail, just to block everything out. The next morning, the Warrens found their house was perfectly intact, with surrounding houses having only minimal damage. Everything else was flattened. Not realizing it was Myrtle who saved them, Mr. and Mrs. Warren decided there was no way they'd get that lucky again and sent her out to the country. Myrtle waited a long time at that distant railroad station. Most people looking to take in refugees preferred attractive, cheerful children and Myrtle couldn't even bring herself to fake it. She went to the ladies for a good cry when a woman came in and introduced herself as Madame [=McGonagall=], an assistant teacher at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. She told Myrtle that the reason she survived the Blitz was because she was an untrained witch born to Muggles. Myrtle accused of of either being a liar or crazy. Rather than being offended, [=McGonagall=] commended her for being too wise to trust a complete stranger with an outlandish claim. She waved her wand and did a bit of transfiguration (including turning herself into a cat and back) to convince her. Myrtle decided she may as well go with her.
Unfortunately, Muggle-born prejudice was even stronger then than in the present setting. It didn't help that there was a stereotype that Muggles were ugly and stupid. While Myrtle was ugly, she was by no means stupid. Unfortunately, most of the girls in Ravenclaw (including Olive Hornby) didn't like the idea of a Muggleborn getting better grades, so they made fun of her for being ugly and not quite understanding how the Wizarding World works. If she had sought out help from [=McGonagall=], Flitwick, Dumbledore or other understanding teacher instead of running off for a cry, she might not have been killed by the Basilisk.
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** Of course, this gives the line "I guess I'm not that good anymore" a double meaning.
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The Wizarding World being the driving force behind major events in the Muggle world is hinted at (Grindelwald and WWII). It may be that wizards backed the rise of Communism and the fall of the Iron Curtain. Muggle Bulgaria was ruled (like all of the Eastern Bloc) by a Communist dictatorship which either forced dissidents into exile early on or tried to prevent them from leaving the country, with foreign education being virtually unheard of. If a wizarding event stood behind this, it is likely that the country's Ministry of Magic was also dictatorial, thus if Viktor attended Durmstrang (a school with a Germanic-sounding name located in the far North of Scandinavia, notably attended by Grindelwald), this was not happening with the Ministry's blessing. This could serve as an explanation for other Durmstrang students with Slavic-sounding names as well (Poliakoff and maybe Karkaroff himself).
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The Wizarding World being the driving force behind major events in the Muggle world is hinted at (Grindelwald and WWII). It may be that wizards backed the rise of Communism and the fall of the Iron Curtain. Muggle Bulgaria was ruled (like all of the Eastern Bloc) by a Communist dictatorship which either forced dissidents into exile early on or tried to prevent them from leaving the country, with foreign education being virtually unheard of. If a wizarding event stood behind this, it is likely that the country's Ministry of Magic was also dictatorial, thus if Viktor attended Durmstrang (a school with a Germanic-sounding name located in the far North of Scandinavia, notably attended by Grindelwald), this was not happening with the Ministry's blessing. This could serve as an explanation for other Durmstrang students with Slavic-sounding names as well (Poliakoff and maybe Karkaroff himself).
himself). Viktor also had a surprisingly good command of English for a Bulgarian from that time.
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Maybe should be under Other speculation, but the page is locked.
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There's no way ''Always'' isn't about Snape. Search your feelings, you know it to be true.
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There's no way ''Always'' isn't about Snape. Search your feelings, you know it to be true.true.
[[WMG: Viktor Krum's family used to live in exile.]]
The Wizarding World being the driving force behind major events in the Muggle world is hinted at (Grindelwald and WWII). It may be that wizards backed the rise of Communism and the fall of the Iron Curtain. Muggle Bulgaria was ruled (like all of the Eastern Bloc) by a Communist dictatorship which either forced dissidents into exile early on or tried to prevent them from leaving the country, with foreign education being virtually unheard of. If a wizarding event stood behind this, it is likely that the country's Ministry of Magic was also dictatorial, thus if Viktor attended Durmstrang (a school with a Germanic-sounding name located in the far North of Scandinavia, notably attended by Grindelwald), this was not happening with the Ministry's blessing. This could serve as an explanation for other Durmstrang students with Slavic-sounding names as well (Poliakoff and maybe Karkaroff himself).
The family being exiled, probably into Western Europe, could be the reason behind their unusual surname, since the proper variant would be Krumov (for men) or Krumova (for women). The practice of shedding the suffix (or leaving it as the male form for girls) is not unheard of among expats naming their children. As for Viktor being on the national Qudditch team, it's possible that after the HoleInFlag revolution in 1989 he returned to Bulgaria when the dictatorship fell and was recruited for the team.
[[WMG: Viktor Krum's family used to live in exile.]]
The Wizarding World being the driving force behind major events in the Muggle world is hinted at (Grindelwald and WWII). It may be that wizards backed the rise of Communism and the fall of the Iron Curtain. Muggle Bulgaria was ruled (like all of the Eastern Bloc) by a Communist dictatorship which either forced dissidents into exile early on or tried to prevent them from leaving the country, with foreign education being virtually unheard of. If a wizarding event stood behind this, it is likely that the country's Ministry of Magic was also dictatorial, thus if Viktor attended Durmstrang (a school with a Germanic-sounding name located in the far North of Scandinavia, notably attended by Grindelwald), this was not happening with the Ministry's blessing. This could serve as an explanation for other Durmstrang students with Slavic-sounding names as well (Poliakoff and maybe Karkaroff himself).
The family being exiled, probably into Western Europe, could be the reason behind their unusual surname, since the proper variant would be Krumov (for men) or Krumova (for women). The practice of shedding the suffix (or leaving it as the male form for girls) is not unheard of among expats naming their children. As for Viktor being on the national Qudditch team, it's possible that after the HoleInFlag revolution in 1989 he returned to Bulgaria when the dictatorship fell and was recruited for the team.
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Lupin being George
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** As for Lupin, the guy whose greatest fear is the moon, being George... guess who wrote "Here Comes The Sun"?
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*** I'd rather ''not'' believe in a secret world where everyone, literally, ''everyone'' thinks we're inherently inferior and that magic is superior to technology, thanks.
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ok, that was really funny. still a redirect though
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*** [[HotFuzz The greater good...]]
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*** [[HotFuzz [[Film/HotFuzz The greater good...]]
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** Or, alternately, the destruction of Pluto in that room literally caused a CosmicRetcon, resulting in Pluto never having been eligible to be a planet in the first place...and it just took Muggles a decade to notice.
