BWAH! All right, this is explained later, but really now! On first reading, it's very suggestive. Or is my mind just in the gutter?
*snicker* There have been times, particularly when reading the early books, when I have to remind myself that they're aimed at a younger crowd. The first time I read Percy's lines, I didn't think twice about assuming he was...er, polishing his wand ;-) Just like in PoA, in the scene where Trelawney tells Lavender that the the thing she was dreading would come to past - my first thought was immediately 'her first period.' :-P
Also, interesting points on the relationship between outer and inner beauty in the Potterverse. It's something I've noticed coming up in fanon a lot, but I'd never seriously considered the canon examples. Definitely food for thought.
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Date: 2004-11-05 04:39 pm (UTC)*snicker* There have been times, particularly when reading the early books, when I have to remind myself that they're aimed at a younger crowd. The first time I read Percy's lines, I didn't think twice about assuming he was...er, polishing his wand ;-) Just like in PoA, in the scene where Trelawney tells Lavender that the the thing she was dreading would come to past - my first thought was immediately 'her first period.' :-P
Also, interesting points on the relationship between outer and inner beauty in the Potterverse. It's something I've noticed coming up in fanon a lot, but I'd never seriously considered the canon examples. Definitely food for thought.