Sugar-coating? SUGAR! WHERE?!

Jake raised his hand. "I kinda like The Warlock's Hairy Heart, mainly because of the way he totally cuts things off, metaphorically speaking," he explained, remembering the literal interpretation of that. "And it's kind of ironic, too, in places... like, he ends up dying after he tried to stop becoming weak..." Jake screwed up his eyes; this wasn't making much sense and his brain was totally distracted. "And, it kind of shows that love is totally fatal, dangerous," he added on at the end, a little quieter. "The Fountain of Fair Fortune is wicked awesome, too, because of the last part... where we find out that the waters weren't enchanted, we can read into that alot."

Trying to think of an answer to the very first question, Jake raised his hand again. "Muggle women, I don't think he would have focused on them, but Beedle never specifically point out how strong or weak they are... still, if he did I don't think they would necessarily be less strong, just less significant in the stories... being wizards tales..." Jake trailed off a little, abandoning that point. "As for smart, strong and capable... I can only see why muggle women were less capable... because they didn't have wands. After all, Beedle seemed pro-Muggle, so he wouldn't be making all the women like damsels in distress... Maybe it was a woman in a beard writing stories where Women were totally strong, disguised as a man so people would take notice," Jake shrugged. He wasn't too certain of that whole time period.