Comments on: Mudbloods and Murmurs

By: May

May — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 12:23:36 +0000

Something to Remember: Readers ought to take note of that Special Award for Services Ron belched with slugs. ;)

Oh, and why isn’t the Quidditch Cup in Snape’s office? I thought the Heads of Houses keep the Cup when their respective Houses win in Quidditch?

By: Amy

Amy — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 23:23:00 +0000

I don’t know why, but it’s only this read through that I’ve really appreciated just how disgusting it is for Ron to be spitting out slugs. I mean they must be in his mouth before he spits them out, he has slimy slugs in his mouth! Just eww.

By: Sky

Sky — Sun, 14 Aug 2011 01:12:01 +0000

So… since when is “Eat slugs!” a spell?

By: Casey

Casey — Wed, 13 Jul 2011 08:16:20 +0000

Lewis, I don’t think the hissing sounds are loud enough for regular people to notice it. To them, it could be the sound of the plumbing or something, whereas Harry hears it as plain English, so it’s more distinct for him, therefore he focuses on it much more. When’s the last time you heard hissing from a wall and turned and thought, “I wonder if that’s a snake in my wall?” If it were me, I’d just chalk it up to plumbing or something, which I think is what Jo was going for, seeing as how she has the basilisk move through the pipes for transportation.

By: Lewis

Lewis — Wed, 13 Jul 2011 07:43:40 +0000

Wow 32 responses and no-one seems to ask the most glaring question of the lot.

Why doesn’t Lockart hear anything. Okay, sure, he isn’t Parselmouth so he can’t understand what is being said. But why can’t he hear anything? He doesn’t hear the hissing sounds that everyone hears from Harry at the Duelling Club.

This happens a couple chapters later when Hermione and Ron can’t hear anything, coming back from the Deathday Party. Why doesn’t anyone else seem to hear the Snake.

(Moderated for language)

By: q

Thu, 09 Jun 2011 19:01:03 +0000

As hazelwillow pointed out, most of the wizarding world isn’t very well-versed in wandlore. Also, everyone’s been concentrating on the Weasleys but they’re not the only ones to pass wands down – as far as I remember Neville used his father’s wand until he broke it at the Ministry in the fifth book.

By: Casey

Casey — Wed, 08 Jun 2011 03:37:36 +0000

Beliefs*

By: Casey

Casey — Wed, 08 Jun 2011 03:37:07 +0000

I’m a H/Hr shipper, Josiah. But I’m not about to preach my belief on this site. It isn’t the place for them.

By: Josiah

Josiah — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 19:02:31 +0000

@Casey Wait, what? You’ve captured my interest enough to delurk. What do you mean by a “special bond”?

By: Casey

Casey — Thu, 02 Jun 2011 11:18:22 +0000

I think Dumbledore chose not to mend Ron’s wand because it sort of goes along with their punishments. Hagrid was innocent, and needed his wand to get by in the Wizarding world (I mean, it would be like having to learn how to live in the Muggle world without sight or hearing, or without a limb or something). But Ron wasn’t innocent like Hagrid was, and I think that’s part of the lesson Dumbledore is teaching him. I don’t think he would have let it go on longer than that year (perhaps he rigged the contest the Weasleys won? =P). And remember, if Ron didn’t have his wand broken when Lockhart used it, Harry and Ron would have had their memories wiped, and Lockhart would have gotten away with everything. That’s it, end of the story. So in a way, it’s a good thing Ron’s wand broke, cause not only did he get a new wand the next year, one that fit him, but it actually ended up saving them!

Also, I never really thought about just why Ron had a “hand-me-down” wand, but the ideas here are great! I love the idea that it was one of the Prewitt’s wands. As for the other Prewitt wand, maybe it was broken in their final fight against the Dark? It didn’t necessarily have to be handed down like the one Charlie had. Or maybe Bill busted it before it could be handed down? As for why Charlie’s wand didn’t work great for him in the first place, well Ron didn’t very much like the idea of having someone else’s wand in the first place, did he? I think that, coupled with the fact that it wasn’t his wand (whether it was a family wand or not) gave very poor results, compared to Harry using Hermione’s wand. Harry may not have liked it too much, but he knew that at the time, they were in war, and he couldn’t just go out to buy a new wand, especially since Ollivander was captive at the time and he knew it. Ron was dismayed they didn’t have the money for a wand for him, so he felt more bitter, while for Harry, at the the time, it was a necessity. I also like to think Harry and Hermione have a more special bond, allowing better control with her wand (but I won’t go into THAT here ;])