My parents used to tell us about the Chamber - the sort of thing Lily would've called a 'ghost story', despite the fact that there are no ghosts in it at all. You know the sort I mean - 'One day Slytherin's heir shall discover the Chamber, and drive all but the purest out of Hogwarts forever! So be good or Slytherin's Heir will come for you!!' Booga, booga, and all that rot. After we had one too many nightmares, Mother figured the tale had done its trick and stopped using it to ransom good behaviour, but doubtless it's the same sort of thing parents used to tell their children about Death Eaters, Grindelwald, lethifolds and Dementors - really any sort of bogeyman. It's rubbish.
But it's interesting that someone - Carrow, I suppose, as he's our best option at the moment - is using the legend to promote these attacks. Raise the fear level.
If it weren't an obviously pureblood agenda, one would think they'd find a way to blame me - but obviously, this is one set of incidents they can't explain away as blood-treason.
As for Harry, there was something Dumbledore tried to tell me, that day at the Ministry. It had to do with Voldemort's interest in Harry in the first place, why he went after James and Lily but kept Harry alive. But before he could spit it out we were under attack and I never had the chance to ask. Albus, if you're reading, this would be a good time for some revelation!
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Date: 2009-11-09 02:29 pm (UTC)But it's interesting that someone - Carrow, I suppose, as he's our best option at the moment - is using the legend to promote these attacks. Raise the fear level.
If it weren't an obviously pureblood agenda, one would think they'd find a way to blame me - but obviously, this is one set of incidents they can't explain away as blood-treason.
As for Harry, there was something Dumbledore tried to tell me, that day at the Ministry. It had to do with Voldemort's interest in Harry in the first place, why he went after James and Lily but kept Harry alive. But before he could spit it out we were under attack and I never had the chance to ask. Albus, if you're reading, this would be a good time for some revelation!