I laughed my ass off when I read that but I couldn't decide whether the double entendre was on purpose or not.

...I had a feeling it was.

HJ, disqualified for malicious teabagging.

 

Least it wasn't Turkey-Slapping.

I could imagine the head-lines if HJ conjured a turkey and launched it at Fleur, hitting her in the face.

"Harry Potter Turkey-Slaps Fleur Delacour!"

 

They can already go with:
"Harry's Transfigured Balls Too Much for Delacour"
and
"Diggory Can't Handle Harry's 'Little Friend'"

You know, as long as they have a twelve year old on staff.

 

Why do I have a feeling that the Cur's Mark is in the shape of a mushroom?

"Malfoy Heir Permanently Mushroom-Stamped!"

 

Hmmm, one thing that springs to mind, the actual stamping process.

We're all assuming "branded" means with a branding iron.

First off, it'd have to be a magical wound, otherwise I'm sure that magical medicine could just heal it afterwards.

It would have to either be a tatoo or a magical wound... and who knows... it could bleed and stay fresh forever.

Who knows what the cur's mark actually does. It might even have magical powers of its own.

And that's assuming he gets the mark and not the whipping or the serfdom.

Though to be honest, the branding iron DOES sort of go with the Goblet of Fire motif.

 

Who's to say the Goblet itself isn't the branding instrument? The cur in question would simply stick his hand into the goblet. The Goblet's own magic applies the Mark. No spell or physical restraint directly prevents the Cur from removing his hand, but a partially-formed Cur's Mark contains a Killing Curse held in stasis by the Branding field. If someone is unworthy to even bear the Cur's Mark, they die instantly.

 

Damn, that's hilariously low.

God, I want that to happen so badly.

 

But that raises the question: How is one worthy enough to receive the Cur's Mark but not receive death? Me I'm all for the

 

I vote for Castration

As punishment
Involuntary castration also appears in the history of warfare, sometimes used by one side to torture or demoralize their enemies. It was also practiced to extinguish opposing male lineages and thus allow the victor to sexually possess the defeated group's women.


Its the only way he will learn.

 

I actually thought my wishes were going to be granted when HJ asked for a duel to the death.

oh well

 

Perhaps I could have phrased that better. I meant, "If someone is too cowardly to even bear living with a Cur's Mark, they'll pull their hand out of the Goblet without knowing about the Big Green Surprise."

 

You could have just said "Gom Jabbar" and we'd all nod and go "Ohhhhh."

 

Surprise Buttsecks, AK style!

 

I have no idea what you're talking about.

@Rin: That's the general idea, yes.

 

Thank whatever powers you believe in that this is the case. It's from Dune, a blight upon all science fiction, fantasy, and books in general.

Narion

 

Hey! Dune was good! And the Gom Jabbar is a needle carrying Cyanide. It was deadly....

 

From what I remember the first book was alright, though the fated hero/saviour protagonist can get annoying. But who cares about the books? The computer games based on it changed everything.

Dune II was fucking awesome and the first RTS I'd ever played. I don't care what supposed crimes against literature Frank Herbert might be guilty of. Dune II grants him forgiveness for all of them.

Yak.

 

Total Annihilation was more ground-breaking *Smug*

 

If only more people appreciated how far head-and-shoulders above the rest of the genre it was, and still is.

Incidentally, Opensource TA on a new engine = best game EVER

 

/obligatory post about how Starcraft > every other game in existence