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SilverTiger · 10-04-2009, 08:44 AM

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Originally Posted by Mrs. Weasley

"I would say Marvolo Gaunt was obsessed with pride at being a descendant of Salazar Slytheran. You would call it power. Marvolo did use his power to dominate his children. He bullied them excessively."

"Morfin Gaunt was a combination of power and fear. He was afraid of his father, but at the same time defied him. Morfin liked to use his magical abilities to frighten the muggle- one muggle in particular Tom Riddle, Sr."

"At first I would say Merope was totally fear, but after describing her brother, I think she would be power and fear too. She feared her father to the point she could not perform magic. After her father and brother were sentenced to Azkaban, Merope discovered her own power. She used a love potion to force Tom Riddle to marry her. Merope became pregnant with his son. When Riddle deserted her, Merope's fear returned. She was so devastated Merope lost not only her magical abilities again, but her will to live."

"I'm sorry about not paying closer attention to what you said earlier, Professor Truebridge. I will try to stay more focused in the future." What is it with this teacher? I don't have a problem staying focused in any other class. Why do I let Truebridge intimidate me?

Adrienne listened to one of the Hufflepuffs speak about the Gaunt family, then raised her hand again. "I'd have to say, in a way, both Marvolo and Morfin seemed to be motivated by their power to instill fear in others. As Abby said, Marvolo found power in intimidating his children, but also other wizards. He saw way more power in what he saw as Salazar Slytherin's crest on his ring than almost was necessary, especially since we all know it wasn't Slytherin's crest on his ring at all. And Morfin liked tormenting pretty much everyone, just because he could. Except for his father.

And Merope, I don't think, really saw it as power she was being motivated by when she sought out to get Tom Riddle for her own. She did fear her father, so yes, part of her motivation could be said to be fear. But then, can love potions, in general, be considered as Dark magic? Since that's really all we've talked about her doing. I mean, I think love potions definitely would be misguided magic, but Dark?" She honestly wasn't sure.

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SilverTiger Crumple-Horned Snorkack Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: SoCal sighs(GMT-8) Posts: 111,268 Hogwarts RPG Name: Aurora Barrington Ravenclaw Second Year Hogwarts RPG Name: Teagan Kensington Slytherin Fifth Year Hogwarts RPG Name: Nico Diggory-Keighley Hufflepuff First Year Hogwarts RPG Name: Simone Wild Slytherin Sixth Year Hogwarts RPG Name: Noa LeCourt Gryffindor Fourth Year x5 x3	Shoe!Girl │ Rebel Ravie │ Confundus Queen │ RP Addict Quote: Originally Posted by Mrs. Weasley "I would say Marvolo Gaunt was obsessed with pride at being a descendant of Salazar Slytheran. You would call it power. Marvolo did use his power to dominate his children. He bullied them excessively." "Morfin Gaunt was a combination of power and fear. He was afraid of his father, but at the same time defied him. Morfin liked to use his magical abilities to frighten the muggle- one muggle in particular Tom Riddle, Sr." "At first I would say Merope was totally fear, but after describing her brother, I think she would be power and fear too. She feared her father to the point she could not perform magic. After her father and brother were sentenced to Azkaban, Merope discovered her own power. She used a love potion to force Tom Riddle to marry her. Merope became pregnant with his son. When Riddle deserted her, Merope's fear returned. She was so devastated Merope lost not only her magical abilities again, but her will to live." "I'm sorry about not paying closer attention to what you said earlier, Professor Truebridge. I will try to stay more focused in the future." What is it with this teacher? I don't have a problem staying focused in any other class. Why do I let Truebridge intimidate me? Adrienne listened to one of the Hufflepuffs speak about the Gaunt family, then raised her hand again. "I'd have to say, in a way, both Marvolo and Morfin seemed to be motivated by their power to instill fear in others. As Abby said, Marvolo found power in intimidating his children, but also other wizards. He saw way more power in what he saw as Salazar Slytherin's crest on his ring than almost was necessary, especially since we all know it wasn't Slytherin's crest on his ring at all. And Morfin liked tormenting pretty much everyone, just because he could. Except for his father. And Merope, I don't think, really saw it as power she was being motivated by when she sought out to get Tom Riddle for her own. She did fear her father, so yes, part of her motivation could be said to be fear. But then, can love potions, in general, be considered as Dark magic? Since that's really all we've talked about her doing. I mean, I think love potions definitely would be misguided magic, but Dark?" She honestly wasn't sure. __________________ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ It's me, hi, I'm the problem, it's me, at tea time, everybody agrees ...It must be exhausting, always rooting for the anti-hero ♥ ♥ ♥