Double Agent Stamps! Abby raises her hand. "Bertie Botts didn't orginally set out to create beans based on all the favors in the universe. He actually ran across the idea by accident. Bertie was working on creating flavors from various food when he accidentally included dirty socks in one of his trials. I would say he must have liked the taste. He certainly became famous making every flavor beans."
"I think if you look at the people on the the frog cards, you see that they are remembered for what they did and not who they are. They also cover a wide range of areas from spots, to food, to helping found Hogwarts. You also see they all didn't necessarily do good things to get placed on a Frog card. Salazar Slytherin helped found Hogwarts, but his ideas on pure blood supremecy has caused probems in the wizarding world that we are still dealing with today. I find it strange that Musidora Barkwith created a musical composition that can't be played without bringing the house down. She must have been looking for her five minutes of fame, and ended up getting a lifetime of fame. It's hard to say who was more worthy to be on a card than the others. I think it's like beauty. It depends on the eye of the beholder."
Abby watches carefully as a frog lands on her desk. She doesn't move an inch hoping the frog won't jump again. Abby throws her net over the frog and takes his card off. "Finally I have one. |