Random Questions

[Aberforth]

:lol: Aberforth, I think you read the books looking for descrepancies (can't spell that word to save my life). Lighten up.

I think you're being a little unfair. I just ahve an enquiring mind and like things to add up in my head.

By the way, why doesn't Hermione know the OWL grading system? She reads all kinds of books, works really hard to pass her exams but doesn't know what grades she needs to get?

[Violet]

I dont know why hermione doesnt know, mayb JK didnt want her to appear that she knows everything to show that there still a run of the mill teenage side to her away from the all knowing hermione.

I think that athena was just joking aberforth!i could never find that many discrepancies (sp ) in the books either, i guess i just dont notice them when they're there!

[Athena Appleton]

I was just joking, Aberforth. I'm sorry if you took me seriously (you'll know when you're here and read my posts a little more that I can rarely be taken seriously ) *offers you an ice cream sandwich as a peace offering*

Hermione doesn't know the grading system because it was too much fun watching Fred and George explain it to her. That's my story and I'm stickin to it.

[Aberforth]

I knew you were joking - I was just pulling your leg

[Athena Appleton]

okay, cool *takes my ice cream sandwich back*

[Jotomicron]

okay, cool *takes my ice cream sandwich back*

poor aberforth!!!

[Aberforth]

sob

[Selenia]

don't be sad. take mine!

[Athena Appleton]

I offered it as a peace offering, which apparently wasn't needed when you said you knew I was joking in the first place, you were just pulling my leg. You made me feel bad about a little joke... YOU should be offering ME an ice cream sandwich!!!!!!!

[Athena Appleton]

*under my breath* Violet's gonna get mad at us.... the thread isn't called "random ice cream sandwiches"....

[jarvan49]

6. I thought that Slytherin valued pupils who were pure-bloods and wanted to accept only them into the school. Yet, the sorting hat put Tom Riddle into Slytherin (definitely an intended paradox) who's father was a muggle, and it wanted to put Harry in Slytherin. Surely the pure-blood system would mean that cunning half-bloods (or less) would be shipped out to Hufflepuff or something.

Ok, good question. but tom riddle is the heir of slytherin. there is no chance that he'd be put somewhere else.

[Jotomicron]

Oh yeah! I just forgot that... Of course he must have been in Slytherin! Her mother was the direct descendent of Slytherin and he is his hair...

[Centaur Lord]

He is his hair? Dont you mean heir? Sorry, couldnt resist, it was too funny.

[Violet]

He is his hair? Dont you mean heir? Sorry, couldnt resist, it was too funny.

lol hehehe, would be very funny if tom was actually salazars hair!

[Aberforth]

Tom Riddle being Slytherin's true heir has confused me a little. Salazaar lived like a 1000 years ago, so I think it unlikely that he only have one heir or descendent. The wizarding community isn't that large and many only breed with fellow magic-doers, thereby increasing the chances of a higher number of descendents practising magic.

Ok, if Slytherin had 1 child, who went on to have 1 child who had 1 child ad infinitum, then it is possible that there is only 1 heir (since Tom killed his mother). BUT, if you introduce a second child into a couple of the earlier generations then it gets messy. We're talking about 40 generations (based on 1000 years and a generation being 25 years) and it was common practice to have large families until the last one or two generations (due to lack of adequate birth control, high child mortality rates etc.)

Ok, some may have been wiped out during the plague or some wars but I just find it hard to believe, but then what do I know about geneology?