I'm new to all of this Harry Potter stuff, i didn't start reading the books about two months before the movie came out...on video. and it only took me two weeks to read all four books, cause after the first one i was hooked! :)
anyway, something always bugged me about the story. I know it's something little and doesn't matter, but it bugs me just the same:
okay, if a person is muggle-born, how do they become a wizard? do they just get a letter out of the blue from a school they've never heard of and send their kids off to learn magic? I mean, how did Hogwarts know that little muggle Lily would be such a great witch? how did they know to send her an invitation being a muggle? does ANYONE understand what i'm talking about? It makes sense in my head :)
If you're a muggle and you've never heard of Hogwarts before, and you never knew there were witches and wizards walking around, like Lily Potter was, how do you get accepted to Hogwarts?
Please someone let me know that this makes sense not only to me! :)
Okay, Prof. McGonnagall keeps track of every witch or wizards born, by what is in their blood or something. The only thing I don't get is how a muggle born's parents will LET them go. I know my parent's wouldn't. Does this make any sense? ???
Ne way- Welcome to the site! I hope you have a great time here, and you'll make a ton of new friends if you stay! Please do stay! :)
:D Hello!
I think that the school just knows which people are magical.. well... because they are! Take Hermione for example. She was a muggle- born. She was a witch. I think that all humans started off as witches and wizards and they had squibs and muggle- borns, or as 'I will not rest until I bathe in Harry's blood and dine on his brain' would put it, Mudbloods, 'cuz he's MEAN! Just kidding, he's okay when ya get ta know 'im. ;) Yes, please stay! We did, and we get to talk and have fun! It's great for when you're not doing anything and you want to talk! ;D
I think it's just a special gift some people are born with. I think everyone would be capable of it to some extent but some are just born with that ability, and they show it through their lives, like harry suddenly appearing on the top of a building, or growing his hair back. He didn't know he could do it, he just did because he was born with it. Then some are just Duds, like the Dursleys.
:DCool!
no JK Rowling said herself that Professor McGonnagal has a special quill that keeps track of everyone with magical blood in them and each year, the quill writes a letter to each student and Professor McGonnagal mails them out.
Yeah, thats what I meant to say, but I couldn't explain it. ;D Thank you!
Yup! That's how it's done. Professor McGonagall comes back every year to check who is written down that is turning 12 (or close to it). Then she send them their letters and all the good stuff! ^_^
Uh, Gengi, whoever is turning 11. :D ;)
Oh, there I go again! :-[
lol :)
:DCool! Ah...... Is Daniel 12 or 11? ??? :D
Erm...*scratches head* I really don't know!
;DOK. I think he's 12........ ??? :D
Me too! :)
;DLol! ;D
I thought he was 13, almost 14....
Nooo. I think he's 12.... *shrug* Or 13...one of those....probably 13. :)
;DThen he's turning 14? ^-^ ^-^ :-*
I don't know... I don't know anything about him.. lol not that I want to or anything.. ^_^;
No, no, no! He was 12, and now he's turning 13 (or has). :)
;DHeeheehee! It's not July 31st yet, is it? :o :D
Well, if it is, I'm 14 already! Whoooooo hoooO!
;DLoL! It's the eighth here, so it's probably the seventh there..... Just come to Australia and have your birthday a day early! LoL! ;D
Lol! Then come back here, and it'll be my b-day again! CooL! :D
Lol!! You should do that sometime Shui! When you get famous and get lots of money tattooing and getting drunk with those monkeys in Africa. ;D
Yeeeeeaaaah! Fun-ness! ;D ;D
Nooooo!!!!!! :'( I have to go to swim team... be back in an hour! Well, if I make it! `o` cya
Yeah, I can see your name in the big lights - Shui the Monkey Queen. :D
lol I'll probably be thrown outta Africa for getting the Monkii's drunk...
Yes, my name is huge bright white lights!
*gets a vision of Africans yelling in some language, throwing Shui into the ocean* ^~^;
L.O.L!!! U be very funny Gengi! I got tht mental image.. heehee
;D I'd be laughing my butt off if that really happened! ^o^
I'd be laughing at the sight of a drunk monkii! That'd be sooo funny... I'll give them tattoo's too! *squeal*
^.^ I think you better do them on humans first! ^^; So, are you going to run your own tattoo shop or something? Did you know the Tattooing Championship thingy was here not to long ago? o.o On the radio, the lady was saying how good those dudes were! Heehee! I could just see it now! Shui the Monkey Tattoooest Queen...
Lol yeah I think I'll have a little shop to get my way through college (those ppl make some good money! lol)
I'm gonna start with Henna first, tho. I've been doing a little research on it, and am gonna buy some... hopefully be able to have a 'Elvish Henna' booth at the MAMA Festival this Christmas ^_______^
Oo! Since monkii's have hair everywhere, I should shave them bald b4 I tattoo them! j/k I wouldn't be so cruel to a beautiful animal like the monkii. Apes would be good, tho! j/k... I'm gonna shut up now.. ¬_¬
:DLol! U do that, Shui! J/k. Er.... Henna? MAMA? WHAAAAAAAAT!? ??? :o ???*Going slightly crazy* O__________________O AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH! Hmph. :P ;)
Going slightly crazy? You already are bonkers! lol Henna is a type of tattoo, but not permanant. It stays on for a few weeks. The MAMA festival is... just a festival! ;D
;DLoL, yup, that's me! Heheheheehee! O, ic. Thanks! ;D
Ah! Now that's making sense! :) Wait, Shui...make sence?!!? :o Wow! Lol, j/k! ;)
That 'hannah' thing sounds like a good thing to start with...you can't erase you know! ^^;
Henna
Yes I know. I'm using pens right now... doing the boys in the neighborhood. I did 5 of 'em one day! I could've made like... 20 bucks, but I said I'd do it for free... I just hope I don't ever mess up! That would be reeeeeeally bad!
I remember in 3rd grade, I would give someone a tattoo if they payed me 25 cents! ^_^ And one time it was bookmarks that I made, and tadpolls -different prices depending on size- (<- Those really became a hit!) ;D I was very ontrupranural (sp..)! ;D
Tadpolls?? lol
;D Yuh, weird huh? ^_^;
*nods slowly* ya...
Heehee! I don't know why everybody wanted them so much. ??? (I had plenty, though.) I gave them some to my friend...and I guess she told someone, who told someone else, and on and on...so when a lot of ppl were asking me for them, I said "Heck! I'm charging!" :)
Lol! You were a very smart.... 3rd grader!
Hey! I still am, thank you! :D :) I'm a bit more on the calm side now, I've got the rest of my life to work and make money. ^^ Just some fun practicing!
Yeah.. ::)
;D ::)*Smiles broadly while shaking head with closed eyes and looking down* Enough of a mouthful there? LoL! ;D