[HPFGU-OTChatter] Re: protective enchantments

[Lee Storm (God Is The Healing Force)]

| Lee Storm wrote:
| > As far as the Hand Of Glory, that's easy.  Harry probably mentioned
| > it to Ron since he had seen it; Draco probably went back to B&B when
| > he had some extra galleons and bought it for himself.
| 
| Miles
| I agree and disagree ;).
| On the one hand, there's no problem about things happening 
| offpage. It's 
| necessary to have most of the things happen offpage, unless you write 
| Ulysses and happen to be James Joyce. And Draco was 
| interested in the Hand 
| of Glory in CoS, and could easily have bought it in the 
| following years, or 
| got it as a birthday gift or whatever. And Harry could have 
| told Ron, and 
| Ron could remember when he sees it.
| 
| But on the other hand, why should Harry remember the hand, 
| Draco's interest 
| in it AND talk about it to Ron? Is there any indication that 
| the Trio would 
| talk about Draco's private life in their leisure-time?

[Lee]:
I could postulate that Ron might have asked Harry to tell him about B&Bs,
and harry would have no doubt told him what kinds of things he saw.  I also
postulate Harry's mentioning to Ron about what he witnessed while hiding in
the cabinet...Draco's interest, Lucius's refusal to get it, and they
probably figuring or predicting that Draco, if he really wanted it, would
get it one way or other.  Remember, they had an hour to talk about stuff
before meeting up with everyone at Florish & Blotts.

[Miles]:
| Is there any 
| probability that Draco would boast about having a "Dark 
| Object" for burglars 
| at home - at least if he is not among Slytherins?

[Lee]:
Probably not, though he might have been overheard talking about it.  Maybe,
Off-Page, he might have showed it to someone and Ron noticed...a more
unlikely scenario.  I go with my original thoughts.

[Miles]:
| While it is possible that Draco owns the hand and Ron knows 
| about it, it's 
| quite unlikely. It's not really a Flint, but if I had to bet, 
| I'd bed on a 
| JKR mistake.

[Lee]:
Probably, but this is one of those things that fall into the line of "could
be."  It's explinable, plausible, and no big deal. <Grin>

Now, Harry get's a new Sneakoscope in DH; but we never find out what
happened to his old one.  Did Uncle Vernon smash it? <Chuckle>

Cheers,

Lee :-)