Yeah, let's talk about those memory charms for a minute. Lockhart's victims seem to have suffered from permanent damage. Lockhart himself certainly has.
Why should we believe that Mr. Roberts will just be okay after a little while? I don't buy it. If Lockhart is only getting back basic memory functioning as a result of ongoing care at St. Mungo's, what hope is there for that poor Muggle? I think that JKR is hiding or downplaying the scarier aspects of Wizards vs. Muggles here, because she simply doesn't want to deal with it. It breaks her story too much to let us see that wizards and witches really are a danger to Muggles.
Likewise with Ginny, I have absolutely no reason to believe that Ginny is perfectly fine after her soul-mingling encounter with Tom Riddle. In fact, given the mounting evidence that Harry has some sort of a permanent mental link of some sort with Voldemort, I have have to assume that the same sort of link exists with Ginny.
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Date: 2004-11-09 09:38 am (UTC)Why should we believe that Mr. Roberts will just be okay after a little while? I don't buy it. If Lockhart is only getting back basic memory functioning as a result of ongoing care at St. Mungo's, what hope is there for that poor Muggle? I think that JKR is hiding or downplaying the scarier aspects of Wizards vs. Muggles here, because she simply doesn't want to deal with it. It breaks her story too much to let us see that wizards and witches really are a danger to Muggles.
Likewise with Ginny, I have absolutely no reason to believe that Ginny is perfectly fine after her soul-mingling encounter with Tom Riddle. In fact, given the mounting evidence that Harry has some sort of a permanent mental link of some sort with Voldemort, I have have to assume that the same sort of link exists with Ginny.