[HPforGrownups] Ron & Harry's Feeble Excuse

[Magda Grantwich]

No: HPFGUIDX 14944

I don't think it would be unusual for Ron to burst into Snape's
office with an alibi for Harry even without knowing what happened or
what was going on.

It was a dead certainty that Malfoy would rush to Snape to tell him
about Harry's head; Draco might have thought it was some kind of
spell but Snape wouldn't.

And again it wasn't by any means a long shot that Snape would demand
evidence that Harry was down in Hogsmead especially if Harry clammed
up and wouldn't talk during the questioning.  Ron could safely assume
that Harry would stall for as long as he could before answering
anything.

I see Ron's bursting into the office as less a confirmation of
anything he had reason to believe Harry said than blurting out the
story they were both to stick to.  

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