[25 April][Opinion] Remembering Day: A Load of Dragon Dung? Tags: Remembering Day Darlus Scruffin April 25 2008 April 2008 Read 590 times / 0 Members and 1 Guest are viewing this topic. [25 April][Opinion] Remembering Day: A Load of Dragon Dung? on February 11, 2009, 08:35:14 AM Friday- 25 April 2008Remembering Day:Just a Load of Dragon Dung?by Darlus ScruffinWho doesn’t remember the Battle of Hogwarts? It’s been ingrained in every one of our heads, thumped again and again. Voldemort is dead, and a lot of people perished in the ordeal. I feel so sorry, I really do. There gets to be a point, however, when it just stops being sad. You wave around your flags, set off firecrackers to heros and battles won, and overstuff yourself with meals. Personally, I’m tired of waking up on the third of May and wondering where the off switch for the peeping sun is.We’ve been celebrating Mr. Harry Better-Than-Everyone Potter since he survived the killing curse. Do we have to continue to parade his face and name and list of accomplishments once a year? It’s as if we’re the second child who hasn’t done enough to be as good as the older sibling! He’s remarkable, we all got that. He’s heralded in every History of Magic book, all ready! Can we stop with the parading and the drinking and the celebrating for such a horrid day in our English Wizarding history?Be one of the few who stands up against this ridiculous day. Let’s celebrate what it is to be a wizard now, and look forward to the bright future we make for ourselves. Relying on history to give us a pat on the back will end us back in the same carriage, waiting for someone with a big enough wand to take over and lead us to 'better' pastures.Do you have a response to this article? PM the Daily Prophet to make your voice heard! Skip to next post Re: [25 April][Opinion] Rembering Day: A Load of Dragon Dung? Reply #1 on February 11, 2009, 10:41:35 PM Saturday - 26 April 2008Remembering Day:Just a Load of Dragon Dung?Reader LetterMr. Scruffin, Remembering Day is not celebrating the glory of Mr. Potter, quite different in fact. To think so reveals that you do not understand the meaning behind May the Third. It is a day to remember what people have sacrificed not only during that day at the Battle of Hogwarts but what they lost during the whole of the Second War: lives, family, friends, great witches and wizards, et cetera. Actually, it is not even wholly focused on what was lost; a great deal of it revolves around what was won.Our community reclaimed their freedom from oppression that day. They won their freedom to choose, to exercise their rights and free will. Both those who gave their lives and survived the War will be celebrated as well as the children born after that time. They are our future and with the experiences their parents and guardians went through will teach them how to better our world and prevent such a thing from happening again.Yes, things were learned in the First War though it did not stop the Second but this was due to the fact that the issue was not resolved. Voldemort was not killed that day, he was preserved in the Horcruxes as the books published by those involved tell us. This is not the same celebration as the one held during the time between the First and Second War. This is not the day of fireworks and drinking and general wreaking havoc and partying for “The Boy Who Lived”. No, this is something very different.The Third of May is a more somber holiday, one observed with quiet reverence as we do exactly as the name of it describes: we remember. The good and the bad, the victories and losses. Please respect Remembering Day for what it is, not what some few closed-minded assume it to be.Sincerely,An Open MindSubmitted by Paz/Covi. Skip to next post Re: [25 April][Opinion] Rembering Day: A Load of Dragon Dung? Reply #2 on February 11, 2009, 10:44:59 PM Saturday - 26 April 2008Remembering Day:Just a Load of Dragon Dung?Reader LetterMight I suggest that it is Mr Scruffin, with all due respect, that is full of Dragon Dung.Before Daily Prophet readers set down their plans for May the 2nd in favour of celebrating being a modern wizard, let's actually revisit what this day is all about.The clue is in the title. Its a day to remember and honour those who lost their lives fighting for a better future for us all. Remember their sacrifice, remember what they stood for and, importantly, remember the fatal mistakes that led to such a man as Voldemort gaining such power and learn from them. To say that relying on history will led to the same carriage is utterly ridiculous. It is only from learning from our past that we avoid repeating it in the future. Perhaps you misunderstood, it is not titled the "Harry Potter" celebration day for a good reason. Mr Potter, of course, played a crucial part and will always be thought of, but he would not have succeeded without the support and determination of those who fought with and for him.My husband, Tommy, was one of those who fell in the battle of Hogwarts. I cannot say that Remembering Day does not bring with a fresh tinge of sadness at his loss, but it also brings of a fierce sense of pride and love for a man fought and gave the ultimate sacrifice for what he believed in. It is because of people like him that we can enjoy the freedom and values of the present day. Something that we should never forget.You say switch off the sun, Mr Scruffin, I say turn it up. Lets celebrate the beautiful world we live now and remember who, ten years this year, actually fought and won to keep it that way. Silvia HamsteadHogsmeadeSubmitted by Gem/Arianna. Skip to next post
[25 April][Opinion] Remembering Day: A Load of Dragon Dung? on February 11, 2009, 08:35:14 AM Friday- 25 April 2008Remembering Day:Just a Load of Dragon Dung?by Darlus ScruffinWho doesn’t remember the Battle of Hogwarts? It’s been ingrained in every one of our heads, thumped again and again. Voldemort is dead, and a lot of people perished in the ordeal. I feel so sorry, I really do. There gets to be a point, however, when it just stops being sad. You wave around your flags, set off firecrackers to heros and battles won, and overstuff yourself with meals. Personally, I’m tired of waking up on the third of May and wondering where the off switch for the peeping sun is.We’ve been celebrating Mr. Harry Better-Than-Everyone Potter since he survived the killing curse. Do we have to continue to parade his face and name and list of accomplishments once a year? It’s as if we’re the second child who hasn’t done enough to be as good as the older sibling! He’s remarkable, we all got that. He’s heralded in every History of Magic book, all ready! Can we stop with the parading and the drinking and the celebrating for such a horrid day in our English Wizarding history?Be one of the few who stands up against this ridiculous day. Let’s celebrate what it is to be a wizard now, and look forward to the bright future we make for ourselves. Relying on history to give us a pat on the back will end us back in the same carriage, waiting for someone with a big enough wand to take over and lead us to 'better' pastures.Do you have a response to this article? PM the Daily Prophet to make your voice heard! Skip to next post
Re: [25 April][Opinion] Rembering Day: A Load of Dragon Dung? Reply #1 on February 11, 2009, 10:41:35 PM Saturday - 26 April 2008Remembering Day:Just a Load of Dragon Dung?Reader LetterMr. Scruffin, Remembering Day is not celebrating the glory of Mr. Potter, quite different in fact. To think so reveals that you do not understand the meaning behind May the Third. It is a day to remember what people have sacrificed not only during that day at the Battle of Hogwarts but what they lost during the whole of the Second War: lives, family, friends, great witches and wizards, et cetera. Actually, it is not even wholly focused on what was lost; a great deal of it revolves around what was won.Our community reclaimed their freedom from oppression that day. They won their freedom to choose, to exercise their rights and free will. Both those who gave their lives and survived the War will be celebrated as well as the children born after that time. They are our future and with the experiences their parents and guardians went through will teach them how to better our world and prevent such a thing from happening again.Yes, things were learned in the First War though it did not stop the Second but this was due to the fact that the issue was not resolved. Voldemort was not killed that day, he was preserved in the Horcruxes as the books published by those involved tell us. This is not the same celebration as the one held during the time between the First and Second War. This is not the day of fireworks and drinking and general wreaking havoc and partying for “The Boy Who Lived”. No, this is something very different.The Third of May is a more somber holiday, one observed with quiet reverence as we do exactly as the name of it describes: we remember. The good and the bad, the victories and losses. Please respect Remembering Day for what it is, not what some few closed-minded assume it to be.Sincerely,An Open MindSubmitted by Paz/Covi. Skip to next post
Re: [25 April][Opinion] Rembering Day: A Load of Dragon Dung? Reply #2 on February 11, 2009, 10:44:59 PM Saturday - 26 April 2008Remembering Day:Just a Load of Dragon Dung?Reader LetterMight I suggest that it is Mr Scruffin, with all due respect, that is full of Dragon Dung.Before Daily Prophet readers set down their plans for May the 2nd in favour of celebrating being a modern wizard, let's actually revisit what this day is all about.The clue is in the title. Its a day to remember and honour those who lost their lives fighting for a better future for us all. Remember their sacrifice, remember what they stood for and, importantly, remember the fatal mistakes that led to such a man as Voldemort gaining such power and learn from them. To say that relying on history will led to the same carriage is utterly ridiculous. It is only from learning from our past that we avoid repeating it in the future. Perhaps you misunderstood, it is not titled the "Harry Potter" celebration day for a good reason. Mr Potter, of course, played a crucial part and will always be thought of, but he would not have succeeded without the support and determination of those who fought with and for him.My husband, Tommy, was one of those who fell in the battle of Hogwarts. I cannot say that Remembering Day does not bring with a fresh tinge of sadness at his loss, but it also brings of a fierce sense of pride and love for a man fought and gave the ultimate sacrifice for what he believed in. It is because of people like him that we can enjoy the freedom and values of the present day. Something that we should never forget.You say switch off the sun, Mr Scruffin, I say turn it up. Lets celebrate the beautiful world we live now and remember who, ten years this year, actually fought and won to keep it that way. Silvia HamsteadHogsmeadeSubmitted by Gem/Arianna. Skip to next post
[25 April][Opinion] Remembering Day: A Load of Dragon Dung?