Beedle Discussion: The Wizard and the Hopping Pot

[doriscrockford2]

stubefied_by_gd has posted the following questions:

1. So... how did the father know about the foot? Had he once been like his son and learned the hard way himself to be generous? Did he curse the pot to add the foot as he neared death on purpose (which is sort of what Dumbledore implies by saying he intended to teach his son a lesson, and the foot

Comments

[sea_thoughts]

6. Well, given the witch trials, I can understand this POV. But not all Muggles were ignorant and fearful, just as not all wizards were great and magnanimous.

7. They're just basic insults against Muggles: Muggles live in their own dung (which they technically did at this point in time, hygene and sewage not being very advanced) and scum being a classic insult.

9. Depends. Merlin was the one who started the tradition of helping Muggles, so it's a noble, honourable thing to do. But it really depends on whether the person wants to be helped and whether that person NEEDS the help.