Question

[rosie_rues]

Okay, so I've finally started the next Summer of the Dragon chapter, and I'm tackling mealtimes at Grimmauld Place. I'm using Mrs Beeton for menu ideas (the link is here if anyone thinks it might be useful - it includes suggested menus for each month of the year).

Would the Blacks say grace? If so, would it be in Latin or English? Nothing in canon seems to argue either way, so I'd be interested to hear anyone's opinions.

Comments

[rosemaryandrue.livejournal.com]

I'd imagine they'd be High Anglican, if anything, so it probably wouldn't be seen as common. Religion is very much about respectability.

I can imagine them having something that uses the forms of religion but maybe has a different substance.

Even if Harry and the others were going to chapel every Sunday, they wouldn't talk about it in canon. Talking about religion here is akin to wandering around in public in your underwear - it's very rarely done and it's always greated with immense embarrassment.

Gah. It's only lunch - they could get away with skipping it and then I don't have to worry until I write an evening meal.

[copa-cetic.livejournal.com]

It's just that..well I live in the US, and I can tell you what religion most people I know are. It's not like it's all we talk about, but maybe it's more socially acceptable to talk about it here?

[rosemaryandrue.livejournal.com]

It's not something that would come up in conversation. I've certainly been surprised to find out people I know are regular churchgoers. I can place most of my close friends, but it's considered a private matter, and not at all something for public display. A lot of people have strong religious feelings, but you'd no more talk about them in public than you'd talk about your sex life (possibly even less, given our tabloid press).