Oh. So this man supposed that everyone in Britain should appreciate the Daily Prophet’s pandering and patronising because they were taking a thoughtful precaution for people – ladies – of a sensitive disposition. He though Porphyria and the rest should be thanking them. Just accept it, he said! Well, it was no skin off his back for him to do so, but she certainly would not be.
“Oh, but writing to them would be pointless, because the delicate constitutions of their editors and readership would not be prepared for what I have to say to them,” Phyri shot back; she was sure that they would refuse to publish her opinions if she wrote directly (or indeed her letters would require aggressive censorship). “Perhaps the Daily Prophet’s energy would be better spent using a special ink to translate the news into a simpler speech that is comprehensible to halfwits,” Phyri gave him a dirty pointed look, folding her arms, “rather than preventing perfectly capable women from reading it!”
“Oh, but writing to them would be pointless, because the delicate constitutions of their editors and readership would not be prepared for what I have to say to them,” Phyri shot back; she was sure that they would refuse to publish her opinions if she wrote directly (or indeed her letters would require aggressive censorship). “Perhaps the Daily Prophet’s energy would be better spent using a special ink to translate the news into a simpler speech that is comprehensible to halfwits,” Phyri gave him a dirty pointed look, folding her arms, “rather than preventing perfectly capable women from reading it!”
a sublime set by Lady! <3