Summary - POA Chapters 3 and 4

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No: HPFGUIDX 18369

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., "Jim Flanagan" <jamesf at a...> wrote:

> 1.  Was it a coincidence that the wand gesture that Harry made 
while 
> looking for the big dog was exactly what was needed to call the 
> Knight Bus?  Could the whole thing have been orchestrated by the 
MoM, 
> or was this just a convenient Deus ex Machina for the author?
> 3.  Did Fudge know that Harry was on his way to Diagon Alley on the 
> Knight Bus?  If so, how?  If not, why was he there waiting on the 
> curb?

Both of these questions can be answered by this theory:  Several 
hp4gu members have speculated that maybe Magnolia Crescent, which is 
where Harry is when he calls the Knight Bus, is the same street where 
Mrs. Figg lives.  If the theory that Mrs. Figg is a witch who is 
watching over him is true, this makes sense; there is some spell on 
Harry so that if he runs away from home, he heads towards Mrs. Figg.  
Maybe Mrs. Figg sees him coming and calls the Knight Bus to pick him 
up, then immediately sends an owl (or activates one of the other 
convenient Harry-watching devices obviously installed years ago) to 
Fudge.


> 5.  Was Hermione's attitude about Crookshanks realistic and 
> consistent with her other attitudes and actions?  Why does she 
> minimize Ron's feelings about the danger the Crookshanks poses to 
> Scabbers?  Could she be under some kind of spell that caused her to 
> buy the cat?
> 
I think Hagrid already answered this: "People can be a bit stupid 
about their pets"


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  "How come the Muggles don't hear the bus?" said Harry.
  "Them!" said Stan contemptuously.  "Don't listen properly, do 
they?  Don't look properly either.  Never notice nuffink, they don'."

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