That's it, isn't it? You don't want to have to stop taking your special private unforgivables lessons with her. 'Cause whoever would take over Dark Arts from her probably wouldn't give you lessons anymore.
You know how I talk sometimes about how useful it is to be a good liar and to KNOW you're a liar? Because if you KNOW you're lying and you can just lie shamelessly then you're less likely to believe your own lies?
I think Percy is the opposite. He can't bear to lie, so he needs to convince himself that everything he says is true, no matter how awful it is. No matter how awful it makes him.
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branchandroot
I Solemnly Swear That I Am Up To No Good
Date: 2011-02-07 11:09 pm (UTC)you brown-nosed Carrow kisser.
You don't want her getting sacked, do you?
Bloody buggers!
That's it, isn't it? You don't want to have to stop taking your special private unforgivables lessons with her. 'Cause whoever would take over Dark Arts from her probably wouldn't give you lessons anymore.
Re: I Solemnly Swear That I Am Up To No Good
Date: 2011-02-08 03:47 am (UTC)You know how I talk sometimes about how useful it is to be a good liar and to KNOW you're a liar? Because if you KNOW you're lying and you can just lie shamelessly then you're less likely to believe your own lies?
I think Percy is the opposite. He can't bear to lie, so he needs to convince himself that everything he says is true, no matter how awful it is. No matter how awful it makes him.