Sneakoscope and PJP (was Red Flags, Red Herrings)

[dfrankis at dial.pipex.com]

No: HPFGUIDX 19084

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., "Haggridd" <jkusalavagemd at y...> wrote:
> > > THE SNEAKOSCOPE
> > > When last we heard of it, it was in Harry's trunk (GoF)
> > 
> > Again, I think it was comic relief.
> > 
>  
> > Toby
> 
> The sneakoscope was not by any means comic relief.  It was a red 
flag 
> during PoA, in that its alarms were always discounted, even though 
> they were true.  I personally feel that its utility now is somewhat 
> less than that of polyjuice potion, which the majority of posters 
to 
> this message board would rather not see in future books (I still 
think 
> Snape will use it to become Barty Jr., nyah, nyah!)
> 
> Haggridd

I believe the sneakoscope will still play a role, because H, H & R 
have not yet realised that it works.  My guess is that Hermione will 
twig that it does, but Ron will pooh-pooh this, preventing Harry from 
suspecting something important that we the readers will see.

As for PJP, I too hope it doesn't figure (worldwide shortage of 
boomslang?), but it's going to be hard to avoid as a hypothesis.  
Combined with apparating and the imperius curse, nothing can be what 
it seems, so we will need the 'scope and Crookshanks.  No wonder Mad-
eye has a foe glass.

One person I would like to see more of is Ludo's brother Otto, he of 
the lawnmower with unnatural powers

David