Really, when you actually look at the context of that shit, Petunia was basically told "your sister is better than you because LITERAL MAGIC and if you tell anyone they will think you are an idiot and/or mindwipe you" and then... just let live her life. How could she NOT hate it?
-
-
Replying to @Teknogrot @Hal_Duncan and
The sheer lack of sympathy the books have for Muggles, even when the premise evolves into Voldemort and the Death Eaters being evil Nazis specifically because they hate Muggles She kind of tries, with stuff like the Prime Minister chapter, but it doesnt stick
5 replies 5 retweets 122 likes -
Replying to @arthur_affect @Teknogrot and
Like, it's telling that the worst thing about the Death Eater regime in Deathly Hallows is *falsely accusing Muggleborn wizards of just being Muggles* "Who did you steal that wand from? Whose magic have you been leeching off of?" etc
4 replies 5 retweets 110 likes -
Replying to @arthur_affect @Teknogrot and
And that obviously shouldn't be presented as the worst thing they do The worst thing is how they treat ACTUAL Muggles - and Squibs - who ACTUALLY can't do magic The fact that a Muggle is helpless to stop anything a wizard wants to do to them should be a horrifying injustice
5 replies 5 retweets 134 likes -
Replying to @arthur_affect @Teknogrot and
wtf is a squib? where I come from it's a condom full of fake blood rigged to explode, and I know that's not what you're talking about
1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
Replying to @HenryWHall @arthur_affect and
In the Potter books, a Squib, "is a non-magical person who is born to at least one magical parent" - someone who should be able to learn magic, since it's often hereditary, but isn't.
1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
Replying to @ThomasJohnMurch @arthur_affect and
Why did she name it after an exploding blood pack?
2 replies 0 retweets 1 like -
Replying to @HenryWHall @arthur_affect and
My guess would be that it's a reference to the saying, "that went off like a damp squib" - which means, 'a situation or event which is much less impressive than expected.'
1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes -
Replying to @ThomasJohnMurch @HenryWHall and
Although, wow, there are waaaaay more meanings for the word squib than I thought!pic.twitter.com/yTBu8Koood
1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
Replying to @ThomasJohnMurch @HenryWHall and
They're mostly derived from the original meaning of "firecracker" Like all the definitions of a physical object are things that resemble a firecracker in some way And the rest originate from the metaphor of "firing off a squib" to mean what we'd call writing a "hot take"
1 reply 0 retweets 3 likes
I.e. something that's meant to make a brief and relatively small but intense impression rather than something longer and more substantial
-
-
Replying to @arthur_affect @ThomasJohnMurch and
In JK's defense she probably wanted to call them a slur of some kind, so this is a great compromise
1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @HenryWHall @ThomasJohnMurch and
I mean one reason to pick the word is it very much sounds like it could be a slur
0 replies 0 retweets 1 like
End of conversation
New conversation -
Loading seems to be taking a while.
Twitter may be over capacity or experiencing a momentary hiccup. Try again or visit Twitter Status for more information.