I was sort of uneasy with the taboo in general -- it makes Voldemort sort of all-powerful in a way that feels like it breaks the rules of that universe. To me.
Just keep walking, preacher-man.
River ,'Jaynestown'
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Emily - Oct 01, 2007 5:02:00 am PDT #2881 of 3301
"In the equation E = mc⬧, c⬧ is a pretty big honking number." - Scola
DCJensen - Oct 01, 2007 5:24:13 am PDT #2882 of 3301
All is well that ends in pizza.
I just assumed that they just had a spell that sampled conversations everywhere magically. It's like the government tapping all those lines in major cities after 9/11, searching for keywords.
Makes Voldemort devious, but not all powerful. And it could be broken down into regional spells by his lackeys. Voldemort may not have had to produce the spell directly.
As far as why they didn't just disapperate, I was assuming 1. they really haven't gotten it down quite yet. and 2. there is a bit of hesitancy on the part of the trio because it's forbidden for underage wizards.
It's just not in their first-to-mind bag of tricks, and that hesitancy would lose the advantage.
Emily - Oct 01, 2007 5:30:45 am PDT #2883 of 3301
"In the equation E = mc⬧, c⬧ is a pretty big honking number." - Scola
I just assumed that they just had a spell that sampled conversations everywhere magically.
Me too, but I still find that a little over-powerful for the rules of the world.
Fay - Oct 01, 2007 5:33:54 am PDT #2884 of 3301
"Fuck Western ideologically-motivated gender identification!" Sulu gasped, and came.
Didn't they get their wands confiscated? Can they disapparate without wands?
t /unsure
victor infante - Oct 01, 2007 6:19:14 am PDT #2885 of 3301
To understand what happened at the diner, we shall use Mr. Papaya! This is upsetting because he's the friendliest of fruits.
I was sort of uneasy with the taboo in general -- it makes Voldemort sort of all-powerful in a way that feels like it breaks the rules of that universe. To me.
Never bothered me. Invoking evil's name resulting in summoning evil is pretty much a classic, and really, I thought it was nice to have a payoff after seven books of people insisting on saying "You Know Who," no matter how annoying it got. I liked that there really was a reason to fear his name.
Aims - Oct 01, 2007 6:45:51 am PDT #2886 of 3301
Shit's all sorts of different now.
Victor - insent.
Polgara - Oct 01, 2007 8:51:43 am PDT #2887 of 3301
Karma is a cat, sleeping in my lap cuz it loves me. ~TS
2. there is a bit of hesitancy on the part of the trio because it's forbidden for underage wizards.
They're not underage in DH.
I assumed they didn't want to leave everything behind, which they would have to, to disapparate that quickly.
DCJensen - Oct 01, 2007 6:25:54 pm PDT #2888 of 3301
All is well that ends in pizza.
They're not underage in DH.
Yes, but they have been conditioned by years of not doing so. Their first thoughts are not going to be to take that path.
§ ita § - Oct 01, 2007 7:21:02 pm PDT #2889 of 3301
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Unless they're so eager to do it because they can. I mean, look at drinking and driving (uh, separately).
Hil R. - Oct 01, 2007 8:03:18 pm PDT #2890 of 3301
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
And, by that point, they've already gotten away from tricky situations by apparating several times. (Though Ron did get splinched on one of them.)