Remus and the moon, Sirius and the broom

[rcraigharman at hotmail.com]

No: HPFGUIDX 22235

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., "Amy Z" <aiz24 at h...> wrote:
> hfakhro at n... 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.

Um, because the clouds can't obstruct all the moon's light from
hitting the earth unless the clouds cover about half the globe.

....Craig