[HPforGrownups] Re: Yes, Virginia, there ARE 10 Gryffindor students in Harry's year!

[Rina Stewart]

No: HPFGUIDX 11959

Mike wrote:

<<Now, the way I interpreted this scene, based on Lupin's response, is 
that it was confused on its own. It wasn't being made turn into a 
rat/snake/eyeball, it turned into them on its own, as it was confused. 
Then Dean was called forward to add to its confusion. So I don't think 
that any of those three unidentified people really did much of 
anything besides watch. I believe the only 6 people actually addressed 
the boggart (Neville, Parvati, Seamus, Dean, Ron, Lupin, Neville).
>>

Okay, I don't have my copy of PoA with me at school, but why should I let that stop me? <g> I thought that Lupin told them that the boggart would get confused and start turning into what was feared by people in the room, basically. It wouldn't just randomly turn into things to try and scare people, it would rapidly turn from one person's fear to another as it got confused by all the input. So maybe the three didn't Ridikkulus it, but they did contribute to the boggart's confusion. 

Rina
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