TM topic catch up
What is so important to you that without it, life would not be worth living? Why?
If I thought that I would end up in a dead-end position like my father, unable to properly support my family and regarded by my associates as little more than a quaint, rather dotty eccentric, I honestly think that I would lose my will to live. I have spent my entire life striving to overcome his image and forge a successful, meaningful life for myself. Ever since I was old enough to be aware of the repercussions that his choices had on me and my siblings, I was determined not to let myself end up like him. It hasn't been easy, but my hope and vision for a better life for myself is the most important thing in the world to me. I've never needed divination to help me see my future. I've had a clear image in my mind of what I wanted ever since I was a little boy. One day, I would be Minister for Magic. I would be respected. I would live in a well-kept house and have a beautiful wife and happy children who respected me. I would provide everything that my family could possibly need to be happy, and as Minister, I would provide steady, beneficial leadership to all witches and wizards. My hope that one day I will make these dreams come true has already sustained me through some rather trying times in my life. If I ever lost that hope...well, I don't even want to consider the possibility. My life would have no meaning.
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If you could do one totally irresponsible or even bad thing with absolutely no consequences, what would it be and why?
I am not the person to whom this question should be directed. I do not engage in frivolous, irresponsible behavior, and I most certainly do not engage in improper or blatantly bad activities. If you're after that sort of behaviour, you want to speak to my younger brothers, Fred and George. Having grown up as the victim of countless of their irresponsible pranks, and witnessed for myself the consequences that resulted from those actions, I can assure you that such behaviour holds no attraction for me whatsoever. In fact, I find such behaviour to be both contemptible and childish. I am quite serious about this. I am there are always consequences to our actions. Always. Oh certainly, the person who engages in this supposedly "harmless" activity may not suffer the consequences of his actions, but someone does.
For example, you might think that it would be of little consequence if I simply owled in sick to work one morning even though I was perfectly well. I've thought about doing such a thing. Who hasn't? I've even imaged that I might spend the whole day strolling around the shops in Diagon Alley, and chatting up the pretty witches I met, and having a leisurely meal out somewhere at a pleasant restaurant and then even taking in a show at a club. But I would never do such a thing. What if the Minister needed me to do something of vital importance on a matter than affected every wizard in Britain on that very day that I had chosen to engage in this sort of frivolity? And even if no critical issues arose that needed my personal attention, I would still suffer with the knowledge that I had lied and abused the public's trust in the integrity of the Ministry and its staff. I believe that honesty and integrity are of foremost importance to anyone in a position of power. I simply could not do anything that cause people to think that I am an untrustworthy or frivolous person.
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If you could trade lives with one person for a day, who would it be, and what would you do?
If I could trade places with any one individual for just one day, I think it would have to be Harry Potter. It's not because he's famous or because he's rich, or because everyone seems to regard him as being the hope of the wizarding world for some inexplicable reason. Believe me, I don't care about any of that. I'd like to trade places with him for a more selfish reason. He is my brother Ron's best friend in the whole world. I love Ron very, very much, but Ron seems to hate me… doesn't seem to like me at all ….
Well, let's just say that Ron and I don't get to spend as much time together as I would like. I always felt all at sea in my family. My two elder brothers were close and they played together and went to school together and had a lot of friends in common. The twins were always off together of course. Ron and Ginny were close, but I was always left out of things somehow. If I traded places with Harry Potter, then Ron and I could spend an entire day talking and having fun together. We could talk about school and girls and the family and the future and whatever else it is that Ron and Harry talk about. We could perhaps play Quidditch. I do know how to play, even though most people seem to think that I've no idea what a quaffle even is. I have always been so proud of Ron for being as good at Quidditch as he is. It would be what I always imagined having a brother was supposed to be like. I would really like that.
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If I thought that I would end up in a dead-end position like my father, unable to properly support my family and regarded by my associates as little more than a quaint, rather dotty eccentric, I honestly think that I would lose my will to live. I have spent my entire life striving to overcome his image and forge a successful, meaningful life for myself. Ever since I was old enough to be aware of the repercussions that his choices had on me and my siblings, I was determined not to let myself end up like him. It hasn't been easy, but my hope and vision for a better life for myself is the most important thing in the world to me. I've never needed divination to help me see my future. I've had a clear image in my mind of what I wanted ever since I was a little boy. One day, I would be Minister for Magic. I would be respected. I would live in a well-kept house and have a beautiful wife and happy children who respected me. I would provide everything that my family could possibly need to be happy, and as Minister, I would provide steady, beneficial leadership to all witches and wizards. My hope that one day I will make these dreams come true has already sustained me through some rather trying times in my life. If I ever lost that hope...well, I don't even want to consider the possibility. My life would have no meaning.
word count: 252
If you could do one totally irresponsible or even bad thing with absolutely no consequences, what would it be and why?
I am not the person to whom this question should be directed. I do not engage in frivolous, irresponsible behavior, and I most certainly do not engage in improper or blatantly bad activities. If you're after that sort of behaviour, you want to speak to my younger brothers, Fred and George. Having grown up as the victim of countless of their irresponsible pranks, and witnessed for myself the consequences that resulted from those actions, I can assure you that such behaviour holds no attraction for me whatsoever. In fact, I find such behaviour to be both contemptible and childish. I am quite serious about this. I am there are always consequences to our actions. Always. Oh certainly, the person who engages in this supposedly "harmless" activity may not suffer the consequences of his actions, but someone does.
For example, you might think that it would be of little consequence if I simply owled in sick to work one morning even though I was perfectly well. I've thought about doing such a thing. Who hasn't? I've even imaged that I might spend the whole day strolling around the shops in Diagon Alley, and chatting up the pretty witches I met, and having a leisurely meal out somewhere at a pleasant restaurant and then even taking in a show at a club. But I would never do such a thing. What if the Minister needed me to do something of vital importance on a matter than affected every wizard in Britain on that very day that I had chosen to engage in this sort of frivolity? And even if no critical issues arose that needed my personal attention, I would still suffer with the knowledge that I had lied and abused the public's trust in the integrity of the Ministry and its staff. I believe that honesty and integrity are of foremost importance to anyone in a position of power. I simply could not do anything that cause people to think that I am an untrustworthy or frivolous person.
Word-count: 335
If you could trade lives with one person for a day, who would it be, and what would you do?
If I could trade places with any one individual for just one day, I think it would have to be Harry Potter. It's not because he's famous or because he's rich, or because everyone seems to regard him as being the hope of the wizarding world for some inexplicable reason. Believe me, I don't care about any of that. I'd like to trade places with him for a more selfish reason. He is my brother Ron's best friend in the whole world. I love Ron very, very much, but Ron seems to hate me… doesn't seem to like me at all ….
Well, let's just say that Ron and I don't get to spend as much time together as I would like. I always felt all at sea in my family. My two elder brothers were close and they played together and went to school together and had a lot of friends in common. The twins were always off together of course. Ron and Ginny were close, but I was always left out of things somehow. If I traded places with Harry Potter, then Ron and I could spend an entire day talking and having fun together. We could talk about school and girls and the family and the future and whatever else it is that Ron and Harry talk about. We could perhaps play Quidditch. I do know how to play, even though most people seem to think that I've no idea what a quaffle even is. I have always been so proud of Ron for being as good at Quidditch as he is. It would be what I always imagined having a brother was supposed to be like. I would really like that.
Word-count: 287