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I think he's saying that because of our likely very low opinion on the seer in question, so personal bias rather then fact.
 
Terran Imperium said:
Where did the QM said that the seer was drunk? I wouldn't take the British Wizarding Community seriously anymore if they listened to the words of a drunk seer.
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Please do keep in mind that this is a community that may or may not be under the impression that the "muggles" are still living in the dark ages despite evidence to the contrary, and may or may not have been bereft of common sense and logic to the point where a logic puzzle was a decent challenge for the obstacle course that was the path to the philosopher's stone. Hell, I think Hermione actually made a note of that in the first book.

Then again, I'm not terribly sure about the drunk seer comment myself; it just seems more amusing than being entirely straitlaced when explaining what happened.
 
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Time for a nice clinical dissection of this whole stupid idea. We are of course far too refined for it to be a rant, though we may wish we could rant about the stupidity of others at length.
 
Michael Lewis said:
Please do keep in mind that this is a community that may or may not be under the impression that the "muggles" are still living in the dark ages despite evidence to the contrary, and may or may not have been bereft of common sense and logic to the point where a logic puzzle was a decent challenge for the obstacle course that was the path to the philosopher's stone. Hell, I think Hermione actually made a note of that in the first book.

Then again, I'm not terribly sure about the drunk seer comment myself; it just seems more amusing than being entirely straitlaced when explaining what happened.
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Being ignorant about the outside world doesn't make them stupid enough to listen to a drunken seer tho. And I think they know, I mean they have magical sentient flying cars, steam trains, radio etc... They are more advanced than that and they are aware the muggles are past the medieval ages.

Yeah, the mental image of an old drunk seer prophecizing the new Dark Lord is sure funny. x)
 
Michael Lewis said:
Please do keep in mind that this is a community that may or may not be under the impression that the "muggles" are still living in the dark ages despite evidence to the contrary, and may or may not have been bereft of common sense and logic to the point where a logic puzzle was a decent challenge for the obstacle course that was the path to the philosopher's stone. Hell, I think Hermione actually made a note of that in the first book.

Then again, I'm not terribly sure about the drunk seer comment myself; it just seems more amusing than being entirely straitlaced when explaining what happened.
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Frankly, a logic puzzle would be a good trap for a lot of mundane people as well.

And as for the whole 'muggles=barbarians' thing... Well, keep in mind that we know for a fact that in comparison to a lot of mundane societies the wizards are free-thinking idealists. Even compared to modern Western nations like the U.K., their health care and law enforcement makes the mundane equivalent look like crap. Don't kid yourself, if everyone had abilities like the wizards, law and order would be down the toilet within days the way we've got our stuff set up.

And then there's the fact that it's very likely that not only is muggle technology foreign to a wizard... It may also be very unreliable and dangerous. It's often ignored how much what we've come to think of as technology is based on electrical circuits and how the drive to miniaturize electronics leaves them increasingly vulnerable to EMP pulses. If magic or even specific spells give off EMP, it would explain a lot, and the experience of having your Gameboy melt on the inside and give off toxic smoke after a month of use if it didn't catch fire would probably give the wizards a logical expectation that muggle technology is as unsafe for muggles as it is for wizards. 'Those crazy muggles' indeed.

Of course, in that case batteries and a Faraday cage would solve a lot of problems.
 
I feel like going into the more meta explanation would be the best option because if there is one thing that shows the wizarding world is no different from the normal world is that they quickly succumb to mob mentality. Years 2, 3, 4, and 5 proves how quickly they succumb to fear of the unknown or the slightest hints that shows that either Harry or Dumbledore is secretly planning to take over the world/become the next dark lord. Combine that with misinformation given to people by The Daily Prophet, Lucius, Fudge, Rita, and Umbridge, and you have many paranoid witches and wizards eager to use their wands/ spread rumors. It's exactly why Voldemort basically cruised back to power in two years and a few months, and with people like Draco around- things could get annoying very fast.
 
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We're Ravenclaws. The solution to a prophecy is not to panic and flail about.
Its to analyze it in detail and figure out how and why.
 
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I feel its more in character for us to logically claim what the prophecy could mean rather than saying that its just not true
 
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For the sake of anyone new, (or those who didn't read the intro) I'm going to reiterate the basic format of this quest.

Barring unforeseen delays, I'll be updating this story every-other day.

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...I'm not even going to bother tallying. I suppose this was a no-brainer, huh?

Anyway, should have the next part up in 24-hours.
 
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    "In 1948, the famous seer Cassandra Trelawney passed away." You begin. "On her deathbed, she gave one last prophecy."

    "A witch shall rise and the Wizarding World shall quake.

    Born during an unexpected eclipse, and wise beyond her years, she will make magic dance;

    Serpents shall heed her call, and fire shall consume her foes.

    And in the darkness of the turn of the century, she shall bring chaos and new order to the Wizarding World

    A witch shall rise and the Wizarding World shall quake.    "

    "The prophecy was one of the talks of the Wizarding World for the next decade, before falling off into the background. A quirk of history only paid mind to by the paranoid."

    "And then, on August 13th 1980 the day of my birth, there was a solar eclipse right as I being was born. And as luck would have it, the Ministry's Calendar of the Sky had a misprint in it that year, saying the eclipse wasn't scheduled until the 14th." You can feel the bitter smile form on your face. "As these things often go, by the next morning, everyone had heard of the 'dark child of prophecy' being born."

    The look of horror on Hermione's face seems oddly appropriate for the situation.

    "From what I've been told, there were several attempts on my life during my early years, and the Dark Lord himself was said to have taken an interest in me before his demise." Just thinking about that makes you want to retch. "I shudder to think about what would have happened had Mr. Potter not done... whatever it is that he did."

    "T-thats... horrible!"

    "That's my life." For the next ten years, anyway. "I'd recommend taking some time to think about if you plan on associating yourself with me in the-"

    "Of course I will!" She interrupts with an outraged look on her face. "I'm not going to stop being someone's friend for something they haven't done just because of some vague prophecy says so!"

    You stare at her for a second before falling back onto your bed with a chuckle. "Are you certain you shouldn't be in Griffindor or Hufflepuff, Miss Granger? Because I think you may have missed your calling."

    She gives a faux sniff. "I'll have you know that the Sorting Hat said I'd do well in any of the houses. It simply decided that Ravenclaw was in my best interests."

    "Either way, thank you."

    "You're quite welcome. Now, shall we get some sleep?"

    "Sounds lovely." You answer as you move to get ready for bed. You studiously ignore your classmates as they attempt to pretend they were doing anything but evesdropping.

    ---^^^---

    Time passes, and things calm down.

    While there are more than a handful of students that keep their distance from you, the majority of your house and many from the others seem to have decided that you're harmless. Hermione remains the only student that you're actually close to, as well as one of the only ones that can keep up with your studies.

    With a few exceptions, the teachers seem to be competent *coughQuirrellandBinnscough* and treat you like any other student. The subjects themselves are quite easy, although you have several unfair advantages in this regard.
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    While there were some minor mishaps in each of your classes, nothing particularly out of the ordinary (for a magical school) happens.

    Well, aside from an incident during Hallowe'en where a troll somehow got into the school. Thankfully no one was injured.

    The main problem so far, has been Malfoy.

    While he hasn't really been bothering you, the overgrown child has been going out of his way to make Hermione's life as difficult as he can whenever he's not antagonizing Potter.

    After he learned that getting into a direct battle of wits with your friend was a recipe for embarrassment (the learning process you found quite amusing), the little arsehole decided to move onto more indirect methods of making her life miserable; messing with her assignments, hexing her in the hallways, sabotaging her projects, spreading rumors, hiring other students to bother her, etc.

    Something needs to be done.
    [] Try to get the teachers involved. (It's their job, of course they'll help!)
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    [] Counter-harass Malfoy. (This means war!)
    -[] Plan [write-in]
    [] Try to reach an understanding between them. (Diplomancy, ho!)
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    [] Other [write-in]

    Voting will begin . Feel free to discuss options and make plans until then.
     
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