The cells aren't that bad. Javert has worked for Security, and he's been coming here a long time; he knows that. Bad experiences in the past? There can be alternate sentences, kitchen work or the like, and he'd know that too. He's seen it given to people before.
And, again: if you can't deal with the cells, maybe don't knock people off horses in a place with a no-violence rule and cells as the standard punishment for breaking it. This is a wake-up call, then, maybe. If so, Thor is glad he opted for the warning instead of the arrest.
"Sir Harry was being an idiot," he says, not unkindly. "I've told him so, and I'll tell him again."
"But next time, unless you are worried about a maiming, perhaps consider seeking aid before you unhorse even a young idiot who's asking for a spill in the dirt."
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The cells aren't that bad. Javert has worked for Security, and he's been coming here a long time; he knows that. Bad experiences in the past? There can be alternate sentences, kitchen work or the like, and he'd know that too. He's seen it given to people before.
And, again: if you can't deal with the cells, maybe don't knock people off horses in a place with a no-violence rule and cells as the standard punishment for breaking it. This is a wake-up call, then, maybe. If so, Thor is glad he opted for the warning instead of the arrest.
"Sir Harry was being an idiot," he says, not unkindly. "I've told him so, and I'll tell him again."
"But next time, unless you are worried about a maiming, perhaps consider seeking aid before you unhorse even a young idiot who's asking for a spill in the dirt."
He rises.