Why in fics where Harry goes off to be trained, does he get taught how to wield swords and do martial arts? and why are all pureblood families proficient with a blade?

 

Well, some people mistake purebloods with old British families that practice fencing. I happen to doubt that wizards ever used swords.

 

If you could get rid of the permanent sticking charm, it wouldn't be permanent would it?

 

I think that its permanent in the way that it doesn't wear off unless deactivated. How else would they clean up the charms classroom after that lesson?

 

Because its pleasing to know you can beat the shit out off someone with your hands...and it's good if your defenceless...swords? well best to have a round in your knowledge of weapons...besides it needed in some martial arts..

 

True, but I don't think that purebloods would be proficient in sword fighting because they trust their wands a bit too much.

 

It's just a really stupid way of doing things... If they actually explained by saying that someone stronger than Dumbledore had cast it and thus it was too powerful for any of them to deactivate then that would at least make some sense (though not much - after all, who?)... but really, the idea that anyone can cast 'permanent' magic that suddenly can't be undone by anyone is a stupid one. You could just cast a 'permanent' sticking charm on Voldemort's mouth so that he would never be able to say "Avada Kedavra" again. Or eat, come to think of it. Or use a 'permanent' stunner that they never wake up from. Or Harry could just be walking along one day when a cheeky first year casts a 'permanent' jelly-legs curse on him, crippling him for life and dooming the world.

 

Exactly. New clihce: HP/Naruto crossover. UGH!! I hate this crossover! It started out as a good idea, but then, just bleh, not so much any more.

 

I refuse to read an HP/Naruto crossover. The two genre are so incongruous that it's ridiculous.

 

Some crossovers just dont work well, HP/Naruto is one of them

 

In Azkaban stories most of the plot is cliche already but here one:

They always put Harry into Sirius's old cell. It was funny at the beginning now it's mehhhhh.

 

I love the one when harry gets home from school and aunt petunia is really nice, and she lets harry have all Lilys' stuff that has been secretly hidden from vernon.

Then... a death eater attack happens and Petunia whips out her wand, becuase really she is a witch, and starts firing off stunners...

To be honest i havnt seen one since HBP came out but they used to happen loads.

Another one was when Harry went to no.12, and the dursleys got attacked and Dudley survives and they find out he is a wizard...

hmmmmm

 

"Dumbledore stealing money from Harry. I guess you didn't see it coming hahaha!!!1!1! I'm thinking that I'm the first one to think off this idea."

Spooky :shock:

 

*nods* Although the author had something right. Sometimes you really can't see it coming, not because they were being "sneaky", but because it was just some random occurence. :roll:

Griphook suddenly apparates into the room (with his cool ability to apparate through wards because Goblins are special like that) and looks at Harry solemnly. "Harry, I'm sorry to have to tell you this, but.. Dumbledore is stealing money from you."

Harry glances over at Dumbledore looking annoyed and turns back to the goblin. "Er... Who are you?"

 

Lol

Griphook was looking through Harry's financial records when he let out a loud gasp. Turning to Harry he said solemly "Mr.Potter I am sorry to inform you that Proffesor Albus Dumbledore has been stealing money from you"

Harry just laughed and said "Yeh, whatever. Pull the other one it has bells on it" Before leaving Gringotts laughing strangley.

 

...Er.. :? What did you mean by "Pull the other one, it has bells on it"?

 

...WTF!!!!!

That was weird. And that was an understatement. Another cliche that is annoying is that when Harry goes to get a new wand, he "feels" which wood is "right" and stuff, same with the cores and crap. I know that Sera was the first to come up with it, but know it has just gone bleh.

 

It's an expression meaning yeah right, basically
Originating from the ritual torture of morris dancers apparently