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  1. esran
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    Huh, you might be right. Can anyone find any definitive canon information one way or another on whether house elves are traded, bought, or sold? (now that I think of it people probably wouldn't free elves if they could be sold)
    Post by: esran, Nov 6, 2015 in forum: Fanfic Discussion
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    Seemed more like spiteful revenge then a foiling to me. What exactly would killing Ginny foil?
    Post by: esran, Nov 5, 2015 in forum: Fanfic Discussion
  3. esran
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    You still have to purchase them. House elves work for whoever owns them.
    Post by: esran, Nov 5, 2015 in forum: Fanfic Discussion
  4. esran
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    Well, in 1997 it was taught by Alecto Carrow, who claimed muggles were like animals, but that's a special case. Charity Burbage, Carrow's predecessor, believed muggles and wizards were equal, at least according to Voldemort. When Hermoine Granger took the class she didn't seem to have any complaints. She taught third years why muggles use electricity, and presumably other things about muggles, so she must have known something. Little is known about Burbage's predecessor, and his predecessor...
    Post by: esran, Nov 1, 2015 in forum: Fanfic Discussion
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    Sounds like the deranged babbling of a lunatic. (no its not canon.)
    Post by: esran, Oct 28, 2015 in forum: Fanfic Discussion
  6. esran
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    JK Rowling has strongly implied in this interview: http://www.the-leaky-cauldron.org/2007/10/20/j-k-rowling-at-carnegie-hall-reveals-dumbledore-is-gay-neville-marries-hannah-abbott-and-scores-more : that life debts are NOT magically bonding, but rather that it is human nature to be impulsively merciful to those merciful to you. She mentions that Dumbledore talking about the life debt was because he understood how Pettigrew would react to being spared. She seems to imply Pettigrews "impulsive...
    Post by: esran, Oct 20, 2015 in forum: Fanfic Discussion
  7. esran
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    Or you could just consider that Dumbledore is awesome, and say that explains it. Maybe Dumbledore is the anti-trace.
    Post by: esran, May 5, 2015 in forum: Fanfic Discussion
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    I don't think there's reasonable evidence to say Binns doesn't know he's dead. I find it hard to believe he didn't find out eventually.
    Post by: esran, May 3, 2015 in forum: Fanfic Discussion
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    Ghosts can interact with material objects in some situations. See moaning myrtle and toilet water for example.
    Post by: esran, May 3, 2015 in forum: Fanfic Discussion
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    Is there any reason to believe any of the unforgivables other than the crucio have an emotional requirement to cast? Is there any reason besides Bellatrix to believe the crucio has an emotional component to cast?
    Post by: esran, Apr 22, 2015 in forum: Fanfic Discussion
  11. esran
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    In every conversation between Voldemort and Dumbledore I can find Voldemort speaks rather respectfully. Conversations about DUmbledore on the other hand are different, and Voldemort says things like: ""Dumbledore's been driven out of this castle by the mere memory of me!""
    Post by: esran, Apr 4, 2015 in forum: Fanfic Discussion
  12. esran
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    From those two citations it sounds like purebloods consider someone impure for having any muggles in their family tree at all, and pretend they don't have any whatsoever. The first citation merely says Harry was considered a halfblood because of his grandparent, not that if it was a great grandparent he would be considered pureblood. edit: actually rereading it JKR does say "precicely" the same logic, so it could be interpreted to mean they had precicely the same standards as nazis for...
    Post by: esran, Mar 25, 2015 in forum: Fanfic Discussion
  13. esran
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    I want to see a source on this grandparents thing. I don't remember that from canon at all.
    Post by: esran, Mar 25, 2015 in forum: Fanfic Discussion
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    Except 700 galleons a month was enough for the entire weasley family, plus enough to fund Arthur's random experimentation and flying car.
    Post by: esran, Mar 3, 2015 in forum: Fanfic Discussion
  15. esran
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    No, by being perfectly reasonable without needing to. This has been discussed, you can go earlier in the thread to see the discussion. The math of it says Olivander is making perfectly reasonable wages.
    Post by: esran, Mar 3, 2015 in forum: Fanfic Discussion
  16. esran
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    You seem to be confusing the Order of Merlin (organization) and the Order of Merlin (award). The Order of Merlin(organization) was an organization founded by Merlin which established various rules against using magic on muggles. The Order of Merlin(award) is an award given by the wizengamot named after the Order of Merlin(organization). edit: hope my edit hit before anyone read my blatantly false info.
    Post by: esran, Mar 2, 2015 in forum: Fanfic Discussion
  17. esran
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    It is not canon that he lived in the 15th century. Either that or cite your sources. My sources say "medieval", went to Hogwarts, and part of the court of king Arthur.
    Post by: esran, Mar 2, 2015 in forum: Fanfic Discussion
  18. esran
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    The economics of Olivander's.
    Post by: esran, Mar 2, 2015 in forum: Fanfic Discussion
  19. esran
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    He has a ton of achievements like founding the order of merlin, advising the king, fighting morgan le fey, and being exceptional at charms earning the title "prince of enchanters". King Arthur's court just happened to happen a lot later than muggles think. Given its close ties with magic, that may be because of the SOS, though thats speculation.
    Post by: esran, Mar 1, 2015 in forum: Fanfic Discussion
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    "You all know, of course, that Hogwarts was founded over a thousand years ago - the precise date is uncertain - by the four greatest witches and wizards of the age. They built this castle together, far from prying Muggle eyes, for it was an age when magic was feared by common people, and witches and wizards suffered much persecution." -- Professor Binns (CS)
    Post by: esran, Mar 1, 2015 in forum: Fanfic Discussion
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    And yet, despite that, this is a situation where she absolutely succeeded.
    Post by: esran, Mar 1, 2015 in forum: Fanfic Discussion
  22. esran
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    nagino was probably immortal. Some magical creatures are, and there is precedent for magical immortal snakes. If naginin was, it wasn't because she was a horcrux though.
    Post by: esran, Feb 20, 2015 in forum: Fanfic Discussion
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    Fine, I overstated it, sorry. An arithmancy newt is required for getting a job as a cursebreaker for some reason that might be because arithmancy is relevant to cursebreaking. Happy?
    Post by: esran, Feb 16, 2015 in forum: Fanfic Discussion
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    Things we know about arithmancy: It is relevant to curse breaking, it deals with numbers, and complex number charts, it is related to numerology(though they may not be using the muggle definition of numerology. If they are it is a kind of divination), Hermoine loves it, and proffesor vector's name is even more obviously a pun than other Rowling characters.
    Post by: esran, Feb 16, 2015 in forum: Fanfic Discussion
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    As far as I can tell the most recent goblin rebbelion was the 18th century goblin rebellion, and, despite two ministers resigning over how badly they mismanaged the war, and the goblins allying with the werewolves, the goblins were soundly defeated. No treaty seems to have been signed. The 1612 goblin rebellion also ended without a treaty seeming to be signed. The goblins didn't get their demand (their demand was probably wizengamot representation, but whatever it was they definitely didn't...
    Post by: esran, Feb 15, 2015 in forum: Fanfic Discussion
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    A person bitten by an untransformed werewolf will gain lupine tendencies, such as a fondness for rare meat. There is no indication in canon that true werewolves receive any such tendencies, although canon does not directly contradict it. They do not seem to gain any helpful powers or abilities while untransformed.
    Post by: esran, Jan 30, 2015 in forum: Fanfic Discussion
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    Or, as Dumbledore thinks, Prophecies are bullshit and power he knows not is super vague anyway.
    Post by: esran, Jan 21, 2015 in forum: Fanfic Discussion
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    Occlumency protects from legilimency(books), veritiserum(WOG), and possibly possesion(WOMBAT, inconclusive). It also protects from other forms of external penetration of the mind(Severus Snape, books). Take from that what you will. Nobody knows what a boggart looks like in its natural state because it instantly takes the form of a persons worst fear when it is seen(Remus lupin, books). If occlumency worked on them, I assume someone would know what they look like in their natural state, so it...
    Post by: esran, Jan 19, 2015 in forum: Fanfic Discussion
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    People so often confuse Lupin and Weasleys for some reason. As far as I know canon is silent on the matter except to say that during the first war Lupin acted as a full time fighter in the Order, living off James's inheritance.
    Post by: esran, Jan 8, 2015 in forum: Fanfic Discussion
  30. esran
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    No. Nothing is said anywhere I can find. I'm not sure JKR even considered the possibility that anyone wouldn't want to learn magic.
    Post by: esran, Dec 25, 2014 in forum: Fanfic Discussion
  31. esran
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    Apparation simply becomes increasingly difficult with range. It is not stated whether that is a linear increase or what. Nothing is said anywhere I can find about portkey range. Floo travel can bring you anywhere connected to the floo network, from anywhere connected to the floo network.
    Post by: esran, Dec 22, 2014 in forum: Fanfic Discussion
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    How does Olivander get enough dragon heartstring, pheonix feather, and unicorn hair to make so many wands? What exactly is dragon heartstring?
    Post by: esran, Oct 25, 2014 in forum: Fanfic Discussion
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    Canon doesn't even have light wizards, and the other canon phoenix is a quidditch mascot. The closest thing in canon is Fawkes's apparent ability to sense that Harry was in danger and loyal to Dumbledore and come to his aid. I was never quite clear on this. However, this is a preference for wizards who are as loyal to the domesticater as the phoenix is, not a preference for good or "light" wizards.
    Post by: esran, Oct 24, 2014 in forum: Fanfic Discussion
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    Completely mastered it in that he can cast every spell nonverbally? no. Completely mastered it for a given subset of spells? yes. Completely mastered it for every spell he knows? maybe.
    Post by: esran, Oct 23, 2014 in forum: Fanfic Discussion
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