RE: The Perfect Quote
12-09-2019, 05:10 PM (This post was last modified: 12-09-2019, 11:20 PM by DHBirr.)
12-09-2019, 05:10 PM (This post was last modified: 12-09-2019, 11:20 PM by DHBirr.)
This popped into my head, and even if it isn't workable for the story, I at least think it's funny enough to share:
Among the Muggle-born students at Hogwarts is (at least) one who neither bought into the propaganda against Harry nor is awed by him. And he/she is sufficiently clever to have developed a good read on Doug's character, and thus judge how far one can safely take a bit of not-truly-disrespectful deadpan snarking with the Loon.
Which is why, at some point after Hermione has gotten over distrusting our hero, this student encounters Doug, the Power Trio, and Ginny walking down a corridor together, and dares to wisecrack, "I gather these are 'those meddling kids.' So" — to Doug — "you must be the Great Dane?"
Unless Looney is in an unexpectedly bad mood just then, I anticipate his response will be, "Ruh-roh." He might also give the snarker's house a few points for the joke. The two of them will then probably have to explain the reference to the other four.
Edit: I think I didn't do a proper job of conveying the tone the character would use in this jest. I meant it to be plainly amiable; not sneering, but sharing the humor with them.
Among the Muggle-born students at Hogwarts is (at least) one who neither bought into the propaganda against Harry nor is awed by him. And he/she is sufficiently clever to have developed a good read on Doug's character, and thus judge how far one can safely take a bit of not-truly-disrespectful deadpan snarking with the Loon.
Which is why, at some point after Hermione has gotten over distrusting our hero, this student encounters Doug, the Power Trio, and Ginny walking down a corridor together, and dares to wisecrack, "I gather these are 'those meddling kids.' So" — to Doug — "you must be the Great Dane?"
Unless Looney is in an unexpectedly bad mood just then, I anticipate his response will be, "Ruh-roh." He might also give the snarker's house a few points for the joke. The two of them will then probably have to explain the reference to the other four.
Edit: I think I didn't do a proper job of conveying the tone the character would use in this jest. I meant it to be plainly amiable; not sneering, but sharing the humor with them.
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"The Lady of the Lake, her arm clad in the purest shimmering samite, held aloft Excalibur from the bosom of the water, signifying by divine providence that this was some killer weed."
"The Lady of the Lake, her arm clad in the purest shimmering samite, held aloft Excalibur from the bosom of the water, signifying by divine providence that this was some killer weed."