You have totally described Slytherin the way I see it. The hierarchy, which seems so natural to them (love how Draco demonstrates a student naturally treating a Professor with formal respect when he speaks to Snape) and the way they are so living on the defensive. They're all (practically) described as being unattractive by conventional standards and I love the way they seem to respect each other based on other things because of that. I always just want to cheer Millicent on when she's owning her power.
In another thread somewhere--oh, on Roxanne's lj I think, we were talking about how annoying the whole "girl power" thing is. It bugs me--the way in TV and movies we always have to have the cute girl beating up the guy to show how girls are better when signs that a girl possibly could have this kind of strength--being large--is ridiculed. Yet Millicent seems valued for her strength and at 15 she still doesn't seem to be slouching, ashamed, and trying to be something she's not. Go Millicent!
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Re: on Millicent
Date: 2004-03-21 05:11 pm (UTC)In another thread somewhere--oh, on Roxanne's lj I think, we were talking about how annoying the whole "girl power" thing is. It bugs me--the way in TV and movies we always have to have the cute girl beating up the guy to show how girls are better when signs that a girl possibly could have this kind of strength--being large--is ridiculed. Yet Millicent seems valued for her strength and at 15 she still doesn't seem to be slouching, ashamed, and trying to be something she's not. Go Millicent!