Imperio curse, Tom Riddle's House, Muggles at Hogwarts

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> I wonder if this is another example of Voldemort's arrogance.  
Perhaps 
> Crouch did tell him, but Voldemort thought, "He might be able to 
> resist Crouch's Imperius, but just let him try to resist mine!"  

I think what this reveals about Harry is that he has a very good 
sense of himself and his center. I think that people who can resist 
the Imperius curse are probably the ones least likely to go over to 
the Dark Side of their own accord because they don't need the ego 
boost forbidden power would provide them. They know themselves and 
their capabilities (though Harry does tend to be self-deprecating at 
times). It might have something to do with how strong a wizard is -- 
for instance, I think that Neville might have more problems resisting 
than most -- but I believe that it's actually more tied in with 
character. Neville might have more trouble resisting than, say, Harry 
because he's less sure of himself and has self-esteem issues.

I think it's interesting that JKR made a point of telling us that Ron 
had trouble resisting it. I don't think Ron is nearly as sure of 
himself, his abilities, or his center as Harry is -- which is why he 
is probably more susceptible to being tricked or controlled by 
Voldemort in the future.

Interestingly enough, what house was Tom Riddle in? We assume he was 
in Slytherin, of course, but recently I was rereading CoS and came 
upon a reference to how "brave" (it was in italics) TR was. Bravery 
is the main Gryffindor virtue. So was he Slytherin . . . or could he 
have been Gryffindor?

> Scott:

> >Even though us Muggles can't get to Diagon alley, or see it. 
> 
> *We* might not be able to, but the Grangers did (they changed money 
at 
> Gringott's).  Special dispensation?

Something I've wondered about for awhile: What if Hermione had been 
the Hogwarts champion and her parents had wanted to come see her in 
the third task -- would they have been able to? What if the Dursleys 
were much nicer people than they are, and wanted to support Harry -- 
would they have been able to? What if a Hogwarts prof is married to a 
Muggle -- can they live together at Hogwarts? I think that the Iron 
Curtain that seems to divide Muggles from wizards and witches is 
impractical, and must cause problems on a fairly regular basis.

Also, I like the hypothesis that the unusual turn of events with the 
Dursleys is Dudley suddenly developing an interest in magic. Boy, 
would that send Petunia and Vernon into fits.

Stacy