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No: HPFGUIDX 17923

Although the books don't say very much about Privet Drive, I have 
imagined it to be one of those incredibly dull, every-house-the-same, 
bland, insipid suburbs.  I am sure the Dursley's house has one of 
those carefully-manicured lawns with every blade of grass the same 
height, some very carefully trimmed bushes near the front door, and 
neat little rows of (what else) petunias on either side of the front 
walk.

7)    What's up with the telephone sequence? Couldn't Ron have asked 
somebody, or was he just not thinking?

Who would he ask?  I can imagine his father's response:  "You're 
going to use the fellytone?  That runs on eckleticity, right?"  
Actually, he probably did ask his father; I wouldn't be surprised if 
it was Arthur who told him he should shout.

Of course, he could send an owl to Hermione, but I can't quite see a 
13-year old boy asking a girl he is friends with but has a crush on 
for advice on how to do something.


I LOVE this idea from Indigo:

2)	Is it a magic train? Does the whole thing only appear for the 
> few hours it's used? Wouldn't there be fear of discovery if they 
left the whole thing up all the time? Or is it wizard locked somehow? 
My guess is:  Brigadoon Syndrome.  The train and station are either 
stored in WizardSpace somewhere, or is miniaturized into a toy train 
set that trundles around Dumbledore's office until needed.

I can just see Dumbledore playing with the toy Hogwarts Express train 
when he is feeling stressed.

--Joywitch