tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8937414969460147900.post7513159721784026016..comments2024-03-06T07:06:38.928-08:00Comments on JSBlog - Journal of a Southern Bookreader: Law and the Potter mythosRay Girvanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05556764642402680159noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8937414969460147900.post-6291803727829070022008-10-16T19:05:00.000-07:002008-10-16T19:05:00.000-07:00"Foolish"? That word always struck me as..."Foolish"? That word always struck me as out of place, and now I realize why.The Ridger, FCDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01538111197270563075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8937414969460147900.post-43463790732570036262008-10-16T19:31:00.000-07:002008-10-16T19:31:00.000-07:00I wouldn't describe it quite as "out of p...I wouldn't describe it quite as "out of place". By itself, it could reasonably mean "foolish to try the curse against a dangerous wizard, with it uncertain to work" (as previously he'd failed to use it effectively against Bellatrix for not sufficiently mustering the mindset). But it's the "you do realise?" that points up that he's done something pretty questionable.Ray Girvanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05556764642402680159noreply@blogger.com