[HPforGrownups] Re: Wizard Genetics (long; OT and then not so OT)

[morine10 at aol.com]

No: HPFGUIDX 6676

In a message dated 12/11/00 11:46:30 AM Eastern Standard Time, 
naama_gat at hotmail.com writes:


> To do science you need to assume that if event A causes event B then 
> event A will always cause event B. Without this assumption there 
> would be no point in making experiments. Part of the magicality of 
> the HP world is an inherent instability - like the chamber pots room 
> 

But, (and correct me if I'm wrong, please) doesn't Dumbledore in fact tell us 
that the magic regarding the appearing/disappearing chamber pots room is an A 
causes B event and not random.  I don't know  Dumbledore's exact words but it 
was something to the effect of......perhaps it is only visible on Tuesdays 
when the moon is full, or when the person has an exceptionally full 
bladder.......It seems to me he is saying that there is an event (A) that 
causes the chamber pot room to appear (B).  He simply has not been able to 
pinpoint A.  


-Mo

"Can I have a look at Uranus too, Lavender?" - Ron Weasley, Harry Potter and 
the Goblet of Fire


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