Slug Club: Do They Belong? (Term XVIII & Activity 3)

[los-york.livejournal.com]

Activity: Do They Belong?
Points: Long debate: Participation 10pts, Additional comment: 2pts. The max is 30 points.
Deadline: 10-30-10 at 3PM CDT/8PM UTC (Conversions are here)
Details: Discuss which canon characters do or do not belong in the Slug Club using your criteria of eliteness. A good thing to talk about is their achievements or accomplishments. Points will be given out by 10 points for the first comment and 2 points for additional comments. Your first comment must be at least 5 sentences and your additional comments must be 2 sentences. AND DON'T FORGET TO SIGN YOUR COMMENTS OR I WON'T GIVE YOU POINTS! If you see things getting out of hand, please pm about and I can deal with it.

mmailliw suggested this activity and will get 5 points if he participates.

If you are stuck on a starting topic, think of a character's achievements or accomplishments. And if things get too out of hand, pm about it!

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Comments

[jezzifishie.livejournal.com]

I don't think Cormac McLaggen deserves to be in the Slug Club because he has very few of his own accomplishments. He just relies on the contacts his family has built up. His time at Hogwarts was marked by some truly bad decisions - eating a pound of doxy eggs for a bet just before the Quidditch trials was truly stupid, and denied him the chance to do something he enjoyed. He was also responsible for the Gryffindor team losing against Hufflepuff, as he was arrogant and insisted on telling the other team members how to play, instead of focusing on his on his on role as a keeper. These traits show that he is not elite, he just thinks he is.

Jez//Hufflepuff

[touchofviolet.livejournal.com]

I agree with you. He did very little on his own - instead mooching off of his family and their successes to make himself feel important. His head was too filled with hot air and he should not have been in the Slug Club (much less keeper. Man, he was awful, wasn't he?)

Sarah//Hufflepuff

[klef.livejournal.com]

Perhaps Cormac's bragging would be beneficial to the club. There is always a group of people who want to be in the In-Group and perhaps would have tried to show of to catch Sluggy's attention. Also if the family is doing well, it would be assumed that Cormac is doing well, and thus that Slughorn was a great guy for working with Cormac.

Though I do agree with the 'just thinks he is' aspect. I just think that Slughorn kept him for different reasons than he did the others.

Kerri//Gryffindor

[dana1130.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I'm not really sure what went on with Cormac. I mean, Slughorn DID pick students for the club because of their connections so that he could reap the benefits, as Kerri said. And, I agree with you too Sarah, he really was full of hot air. I guess I don't think he should be in the club based on the fact that he himself isn't that accomplished. But looking at it from Sluggys POV, Cormac had tons of connections which he could have used for his benefit. So I guess it does make sense that he was in the club, but I still don't think he should have been.

Dana//Gryff

[cyyt.livejournal.com]

For the first point, isn't that what the Slug Club is about? Like Marcus Belby, he got in because of his connections. So initally, he 'fulfils the requirements'.

But for the second point, Slughorn might have kicked him out for causing Harry's team to lose (a more valuable collectible), by simply stopping to extend those invitations to the dinner parties.

Candice//Gryffindor

[melas-2ndsoul.livejournal.com]

I agree. I think that Cormac isn't really made for the Slug club. He's kind of childish and he doesn't really do anything on his own, like you said. I mean, he wasn't even a good keeper and his head is filled with air.

Jassy/Gryff