Remus and the moon, Sirius and the broom

[Amy Z]

No: HPFGUIDX 22196

hfakhro at nyc.rr.com wrote:

>The point is not that Lupin is outside and hit directly with 
>moonlight but rather that "the cloud shifted" so the moon which had 
>been previously covered with clouds is now hitting the *earth* 
>directly. It doesn't matter whether Lupin is indoors or not, once the 
>moon has no obstruction from the clouds he will transform.

HEY WOW!

It just goes to show that no matter how many times many intelligent 
people have gone over and over a topic, someone may yet come up with a 
terrific solution that no one has thought of.

I love this, and I can't see any hole in it!  (Enter several listies 
to shoot said hole...go on, give it a shot.)  It solves the "why 
doesn't Lupin just stay inside every full moon" conundrum.

Joywitch wrote:

>If Sirius gets a broomstick, then everyone knows someone must have 
>helped him.  (Presumably, they are not dumb enough to leave him 
>unprotected in Flitwick's office -- there must be an ''anti-charm 
>Charm'' around the office so that Sirius can not just say ''Accio 
>nearest broomstick'')  This way, it is a little more ambiguous.  
>Maybe Buckbeak somehow freed himself and went to Sirius' aid. 

Yet another smart person.  Very good point, and in fact no one does 
make the connection between Buckbeak's escape and Sirius's--and why 
would they?  Hippogriffs aren't likely to hang around for a couple of 
hours after they've broken their ropes, fly up to the office that 
happens to have a prisoner in it, and fly him to safety.

>It makes me think about that famous 
>remark (paraphrased) about how England's battles are won and lost on 
>the playing fields of Eton.

I believe the exact quote is, ". . . on the Quidditch pitch of 
Hogwarts."

Amy Z

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