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Post by kumainpink on Jul 13, 2012 14:12:16 GMT -5
*laughs* I'm sorry, but I can't picture Harry as a turtle. Maybe Neville. Not saying anything against him, but I think the shell would come in handy. He seems like the type that would be more defensive.
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Post by Nahara46 on Jul 13, 2012 14:14:08 GMT -5
I agree with Kuma, I can't imagine Harry as a turtle, he's not very patient, quiet or slow.
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Post by kumainpink on Jul 13, 2012 14:15:19 GMT -5
Yep. Plus, Harry is a brilliant flyer, and I can't see him as anything other than something that flies.
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Post by viralic1 on Jul 13, 2012 14:17:25 GMT -5
Hey, if you punt a turtle, I'm sure they could fly quite well. We should find Dudley's old turtle and ask him.
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Post by ginnyrules27 on Jul 13, 2012 14:18:32 GMT -5
Viralic, while the turtle idea is not one that's been done before, wouldn't it be impractical if he needed to run from Death Eaters?
He'd...move...so...very....slow.
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Post by Nahara46 on Jul 13, 2012 14:22:31 GMT -5
I feel sorry for Dudley's turtle.... I had a turtle once, he was adorable. Just so boring...
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Post by viralic1 on Jul 13, 2012 14:32:14 GMT -5
Then strap some bottle rockets to his back. Not that hard.
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Post by kumainpink on Jul 13, 2012 14:33:56 GMT -5
I love you, Vira! You just gave me my laugh for the day!
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Post by viralic1 on Jul 13, 2012 14:43:00 GMT -5
I'm in a cracked mood today.
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Post by kumainpink on Jul 13, 2012 15:17:35 GMT -5
*snerk* Good for you  |
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Post by werewulfking on Jul 13, 2012 17:09:56 GMT -5
I would also think bird but definitely a bird of prey. Like a golden eagle or the fastest bird the peregrine falcon.
Or maybe to support his wife Ginny a Harpy ;D. A Harpy Eagle.
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Post by sherza on Jul 14, 2012 4:02:01 GMT -5
Personally, I've always seen Harry as a Peregrine Falcon, because they are a) fast b) hunt and catch birds mid-air and c) are some of the more acrobatic fliers. Sound familiar? *grin*
If you want a dog or dog-like creature, go for a Spotted Hyena.
Why?
They're tough, resilient, and pretty much the only other African predator that can make an entire lion pride back down (there are herbivores that do it, like elephants and cape buffalo, but not predators). They are doggedly relentless when they're on the hunt, literally won't stop until either they drop, the prey does, or the prey manages to get WELL beyond their reach somehow. They've been known to camp out under trees for DAYS waiting to get at something they want (usually a carcass a leopard's dragged up there). They're also very strongly pack-oriented, and protectful as hell of their own. All of which fits aspects of Harry's personality.
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Post by ykickamoocow on Jul 14, 2012 4:05:17 GMT -5
Except they are only good in packs. When they are alone they are cowards.
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Post by sherza on Jul 14, 2012 4:15:18 GMT -5
Not so.
Single Spotted Hyenas (them specifically, they're the largest subspecies) can and will bully literally every other predator off their kills, up to one or two lions (they just don't go after an entire pride when they're alone).
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Post by werewulfking on Jul 14, 2012 5:12:57 GMT -5
Go for the peregrine falcon. But if we go for the speed aspect then the cheetah would be an option too. And they have many canine aspects too.
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Post by sherza on Jul 14, 2012 5:21:43 GMT -5
Go for the peregrine falcon. But if we go for the speed aspect then the cheetah would be an option too. And they have many canine aspects too. Among which is the fact they're more tolerant of working in groups than most other cats (bar lions of course). Brother cheetas sometimes stay together as a team for years. |
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Post by werewulfking on Jul 14, 2012 5:33:58 GMT -5
Although originally they are the best single hunters that nature has to offer.
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Post by ykickamoocow on Jul 14, 2012 6:26:35 GMT -5
Harry isn't a hunter.
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Post by werewulfking on Jul 14, 2012 6:27:32 GMT -5
Auror= Dark Wizard hunter. I just think there may be a connection.
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Post by ykickamoocow on Jul 14, 2012 7:58:35 GMT -5
Dark Wizard catcher. Not Dark Wizard Hunter.
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Post by Kitty279 on Jul 14, 2012 7:59:59 GMT -5
You have to first hunt them down to catch them.
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Post by ykickamoocow on Jul 14, 2012 8:02:45 GMT -5
Either way i don't think Harry is a natural hunter. Plus Harry is not a feild Auror for very long as he gets a desk job rather quickly.
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Post by Kitty279 on Jul 14, 2012 8:05:01 GMT -5
To be honest, I can't imagine Harry just sitting at his desk. He may have advanted to Head Auror, but I am fairly certain that he still went out on missions. He's not cut from the cloth to stay behind and send others into dangerous situations, and he'd be bored out of his mind with just paperwork.
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Post by ykickamoocow on Jul 14, 2012 8:08:21 GMT -5
To be honest, I can't imagine Harry just sitting at his desk. He may have advanted to Head Auror, but I am fairly certain that he still went out on missions. He's not cut from the cloth to stay behind and send others into dangerous situations, and he'd be bored out of his mind with just paperwork. If he did not want that then he should not have accepted the position. The chief of police does not go on patrols, the head of the AMA does not do surgery, the boss of a transport authority doesn't build a road etc. As the head of the Auror's office Harry would not have the time (nor would he be allowed) to go on field missions. |
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Post by viralic1 on Jul 14, 2012 8:11:23 GMT -5
That's assuming the aurors work the same as police, or any other kind of muggle position of law enforcement. Don't forget this is the wizarding world we're talking about, where people have the logic of a two year old.
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Post by ykickamoocow on Jul 14, 2012 8:14:04 GMT -5
That's assuming the aurors work the same as police, or any other kind of muggle position of law enforcement. Don't forget this is the wizarding world we're talking about, where people have the logic of a two year old. Even the magical world i don't think would be that stupid. On another note Hermione is a high up at the Department of Magical Law by the epilogue so it would not surprise me one bit if in a few years time if Hermione is the Head of the Dept of Magical Law which would make Hermione Harry's boss (and Ron's boss as well though Ron would be a field Auror so Hermione would not be Ron's direct superior). |
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Post by G. Novella on Jul 14, 2012 8:14:37 GMT -5
LOL, totally agree Vira, and I can't see Harry as allowing himself to be tied down to a desk. Besides, who the heck would tell Harry Potter he can't make his Auror department the way he wants? He can take as many cases he feels like and everyone else would shit their pants before saying no to him.
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Post by ykickamoocow on Jul 14, 2012 8:16:48 GMT -5
LOL, totally agree Vira, and I can't see Harry as allowing himself to be tied down to a desk. Besides, who the heck would tell Harry Potter he can't make his Auror department the way he wants? He can take as many cases he feels like and everyone else would shit their pants before saying no to him. Harry would be a very bad Head of the Auror Department if he tried to take cases of his own. Like i said before if Harry did not want to give up being a field Auror he would not have accepted the position as the head of the Department. |
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Post by werewulfking on Jul 14, 2012 8:16:58 GMT -5
Well in my opinion the Auror office is a bit more like the Military and the head of the office is like a commander at the actual "war place" and the Department of Magical Law Enforcement is the part that gets loaded with the administrative work.
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Post by ykickamoocow on Jul 14, 2012 8:18:50 GMT -5
Well in my opinion the Auror office is a bit more like the Military and the head of the office is like a commander at the actual "war place" and the Department of Magical Law Enforcement is the part that gets loaded with the administrative work. Harry is the head of a department in the mininstry of magic. That is going to have a lot of paper work associated with it. Also Auror's are not a military force (well not really) and even if it was the heads of militaries do not actually do any fighting. |
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