Today at lunch we talked about Harry Potter. Maybe I should say we argued. OR maybe I should say we had a huge fight.
My dad thinks Harry Potter is the chosen one, that he's going to somehow save us all. He's a believer through and through. I want to be that too. I want to have faith. But I don't know. Is it realistic?
My mum thinks Harry Potter is just a kid and we're foolishly clinging to some type of silly mythology. She said Dumbledore was probably slightly delusional. That really angered my dad.
Then Julia says Harry Potter is an arrogant prat.
I don't think I've ever seen my dad get so mad before. It was kind of scary. My mum got mad at him for getting mad.
If Julia was smart, she might have shut up by then. Instead she said if Harry Potter fights "The Dark Lord" she hopes he'll lose so we can all go back to our normal lives.
My dad said, you're a bloody idiot. He slammed down his plate, got up, and went back into the cabin. He slammed the door shut.
Julia started crying and said she hated my dad because who calls their own daughter an idiot? I agree. He shouldn't have said that. But he was so angry. And please don't think badly of my dad. He's usually not like that at all. He's very gentle, and very nice. It's just Julia is so frustrating. What is she thinking? If Harry Potter dies, and you-know-who takes over....how is our life going to be normal? I don't understand her.
Everyone is mad at everyone and no one is speaking. I wanted to get away and go walk on the beach, but my mum said I can't. It's too dangerous for me to go alone. I said "Oh. What? Is Harry Potter going to jump out of the bushes and kill me?" She was NOT happy, and sent me to my room for being cheeky. I'm usually not like that with my mum. That's Julia's job, but I don't know. Something came over me.
Now I'm stuck in my room.
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We heard of Dumbledore in America. He is completly and totally brillant but he is completly mad, but i'll tell you a secret all the best people are mad. As for your dad the war is very stressful on every one. Even the Centars feel it they are giving me one more day to stay in the camp then I have to leave. Ill be fine I have a nice Mokeskin pouch with an Undetectable Extension Charm. And lets just say im not poor right now. Im very sorry that your family is struggiling just remember Harry Potter will win. Have faith.
Proud Mudblood,
I like brilliant mad people. I think I would have loved Dumbledore.
I hope you are okay on your own. I'm glad you have the magical pouch thing.
I'll try to have faith. Thank you.
I don't understand Julia's point of view. Why does she feel this way about Potter?
I don't know about Potter myself. I loved Dumbledore, he was an admirable man and made great strides in muggle born acceptance and muggle appreciation. I simply don't understand how he accepted a seventeen year old wizard to save the world. Personally, I choose to believe we need to fight, and if Potter figures some sort of crazy scheme out then who am I to argue. I just hope he stays alive.
I'm worried about Julia...you should try to figure out why she's developed such...interesting opinions.
SC Mather,
I like Dumbledore from what I've heard about him, but I can't say I really knew him personally. And it's hard because I sometimes get mixed messages...about him, Harry Potter, and other people like that.
I remember when we thought Sirius Black was a murderer. I was terrified knowing he escaped. Then later we learned he wasn't one of the bad guys. It's kind of like you know one thing, and then your whole world is turned upside down.
I don't know what's going on with Julia. Your worrying is making me worry. I was worried before, but now I'm even more worried. I don't think she is under an imperius curse, or anything like that. I mean she's still acting like Julia. If she was cursed, wouldn't she be even more weird?
Dumbledore was brilliant. I think that we have to fight, but Potter is somehow going to play an important role. Dumbledore had to have a good reason to believe a 17-year-old boy could stop Voldemort. I trusted Dumbledore, so I believe Potter is at least trying to do some good right now.
This opinoin of Julia's... Why would she think that everything will go back to normal if Voldemort lives and wins? If this happened, our world would be even worse than it is now.
Mia,
I totally agree with you. I have no idea how our world could be okay if Voldemort wins. It would be bad for the wizarding world, and it would be bad for the Muggle world. I have no earthly idea what's going through Julia's mind, and she refuses to talk about it.
What you believe about Dumbledore is what my dad believes. I try to believe it as well.
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