I wanted to thwap Hermione a lot for all the SPEW stuff, so I was glad it wasn't in the movie.
Could just be a hoax, though. I fake some headaches, everyone gets used to poor helpless Spike. Then one day, no warning, I snap a spine, bend a head back, drain 'em dry. Brilliant.
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Polter-Cow - Jul 20, 2007 8:59:49 am PDT #3344 of 28197
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Fred Pete - Jul 20, 2007 9:02:19 am PDT #3345 of 28197
Ann, that's a ferret.
I thought SPEW was a very adolescent thing to do, to try to reform the world. Though I agree that someone other than Hermione could have done it.
lisah - Jul 20, 2007 9:05:02 am PDT #3346 of 28197
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I thought SPEW was a very adolescent thing to do, to try to reform the world. Though I agree that someone other than Hermione could have done it.
Even though it was annoying I also thought it was exactly something a young teen like Hermione would do.
megan walker - Jul 20, 2007 9:06:16 am PDT #3347 of 28197
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
I thought SPEW was a very adolescent thing to do, to try to reform the world. Though I agree that someone other than Hermione could have done it.
It also never made sense to me that Hermione never realized (or thought about) who did the work in the castle.
Aims - Jul 20, 2007 9:09:09 am PDT #3348 of 28197
Shit's all sorts of different now.
It also never made sense to me that Hermione never realized (or thought about) who did the work in the castle.
I handwaved that with her being Muggle-born and she thought it was all magic. The lesson being, magic doesn't cook food. House-Elves with magic cook food.
Connie Neil - Jul 20, 2007 9:12:08 am PDT #3349 of 28197
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The only interesting thing I find about SPEW is how the house elves think it's stupid, and then you get into the debate "If an oppressed people don't believe they're oppressed, are they really oppressed?" which leads to the nasty arguments of "Oh, they're happy to be slaves!" which fortunately can be countered with "You don't see house elves trying to run away enmasse."
Polter-Cow - Jul 20, 2007 9:13:37 am PDT #3350 of 28197
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
I handwaved that with her being Muggle-born and she thought it was all magic. The lesson being, magic doesn't cook food. House-Elves with magic cook food.
I can buy that, really. I mean, since Hogwarts: A History never mentions them, what was she supposed to think? It's totally all magic! You go into the Great Hall, and food just appears (literally). Who knows where it comes from?
Even though it was annoying I also thought it was exactly something a young teen like Hermione would do.
Yeah, I think it did fit her young, upstanding character; it was just annoying.
victor infante - Jul 20, 2007 9:13:57 am PDT #3351 of 28197
To understand what happened at the diner, we shall use Mr. Papaya! This is upsetting because he's the friendliest of fruits.
Even though it was annoying I also thought it was exactly something a young teen like Hermione would do.
I actually loves the SPEW stuff, because I had a dear friend in high school who was an honors student and who took up causes with an almost irrational zeal. Hermione much reminds me of her.
Emily - Jul 20, 2007 9:23:03 am PDT #3352 of 28197
"In the equation E = mc⬧, c⬧ is a pretty big honking number." - Scola
What I think is really interesting is the way she shows how social norms are maintained -- she represents it as a thing that no one except Hermione cares about, and everyone thinks she's silly for caring about it, including Harry. Harry has no reason to think it's an okay thing except that everyone else does, and everyone brushes her off, so he does too.
sumi - Jul 20, 2007 9:27:21 am PDT #3353 of 28197
Art Crawl!!!
But Harry has more reason to try to "fit in" than Hermione does -- he's been trying to fade into the background his entire life while Hermione comes from a very different place and I think that's why Harry accepts what's "normal" in this case.