Well, Ron's just confirmed. So now I know I was right about him.
You're speaking of decency and equality for everyone, then, regardless of blood purity?
My Father's a camp administrator, you know. Fradswell. It's mostly muggles and very few muggleborn. Quite a few are used for field labour, so he keeps them as healthy as he's able, with what he's allowed. His father was a famous playwright - Charles Slate - and Grandmother's second husband. Charles was struck by a... muggle vehicle, of some kind, and the muggles took them to their version of hospital, and because they didn't have magic, they couldn't save him. My father was only five when that happened, but I don't think he ever forgave the muggles for not being able to save Charles.
But then Grandmother likes to say that it was Charles own fault because he was a drunkard and liked to go on the raz at muggle pubs and pull muggle girls. He was drunk when the muggle vehicle hit him, you see.
And Grandmother's always been quite bohemian and she thinks the Protectorate is "boringly fascist" and so she stays in Brighton, where Father hopes she'll stay out of trouble. She lets me listen to muggle music and read muggle books and things when I visit, though. Oh! And she had an affair with a famous muggle actor, when she was younger. His name was Alec Guinness. I don't suppose you'll have heard of him.
I think I always wanted to be an actress because it seemed like the safest way to imagine that life was sweet for everyone. Because even in a play or a musical, if there's tragedy, at least there's meaning to it.
I don't know if any of that says anything about my values, or beliefs. But I'd like it if people could do what they wanted to be happy, so long as it didn't hurt anyone else. I think Sally Anne should be able to live with both of her parents and have a career in any of the number of things she excels at, for example.
And I think Draco should be able to love whoever he wants to, even if she's a muggleborn. I'd say that I think that muggleborns should be allowed to do magic, but.. well, only I'm a little afraid that they might try to hurt me if they could do magic. Because I'm pureblooded and they might think that I represent the people who enslave them...and I sort of do, seeing as my Father's a camp administrator. But that's probably silly. If someone like horrible Carrow is allowed to do magic, then anyone ought to be, honestly.
I don't understand why you mention what happened to Mr Malfoy. He's a councilwizard, isn't he? Don't tell me that both he AND Draco were a part of your group!
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Date: 2014-06-30 03:38 am (UTC)You're speaking of decency and equality for everyone, then, regardless of blood purity?
My Father's a camp administrator, you know. Fradswell. It's mostly muggles and very few muggleborn. Quite a few are used for field labour, so he keeps them as healthy as he's able, with what he's allowed. His father was a famous playwright - Charles Slate - and Grandmother's second husband. Charles was struck by a... muggle vehicle, of some kind, and the muggles took them to their version of hospital, and because they didn't have magic, they couldn't save him. My father was only five when that happened, but I don't think he ever forgave the muggles for not being able to save Charles.
But then Grandmother likes to say that it was Charles own fault because he was a drunkard and liked to go on the raz at muggle pubs and pull muggle girls. He was drunk when the muggle vehicle hit him, you see.
And Grandmother's always been quite bohemian and she thinks the Protectorate is "boringly fascist" and so she stays in Brighton, where Father hopes she'll stay out of trouble. She lets me listen to muggle music and read muggle books and things when I visit, though. Oh! And she had an affair with a famous muggle actor, when she was younger. His name was Alec Guinness. I don't suppose you'll have heard of him.
I think I always wanted to be an actress because it seemed like the safest way to imagine that life was sweet for everyone. Because even in a play or a musical, if there's tragedy, at least there's meaning to it.
I don't know if any of that says anything about my values, or beliefs. But I'd like it if people could do what they wanted to be happy, so long as it didn't hurt anyone else. I think Sally Anne should be able to live with both of her parents and have a career in any of the number of things she excels at, for example.
And I think Draco should be able to love whoever he wants to, even if she's a muggleborn. I'd say that I think that muggleborns should be allowed to do magic, but.. well, only I'm a little afraid that they might try to hurt me if they could do magic. Because I'm pureblooded and they might think that I represent the people who enslave them...and I sort of do, seeing as my Father's a camp administrator. But that's probably silly. If someone like horrible Carrow is allowed to do magic, then anyone ought to be, honestly.
I don't understand why you mention what happened to Mr Malfoy. He's a councilwizard, isn't he? Don't tell me that both he AND Draco were a part of your group!