Lockhart-Werewolf FLINT (WAS Ok-I'll go back to lurking....)

[Cindy C.]

No: HPFGUIDX 28747

Vicky wrote:

> Shouldv'e known that i couln't find a flint!  Within mear minutes 
of 
> posting my flint holes were shot straight through it!  

Aw, don't be so hard on yourself.  I've never been credited with a 
FLINT, either, so it's a pretty tough credential to get, I'd say.  
Maybe there are lots of reasons the students didn't tell Snape they 
knew something about werewolves.

First, Snape specifically asks about what *Lupin* has taught 
them:  "Are you telling me that Professor Lupin hasn't even taught 
you the basic distinction between --"  So mentioning Lockhart 
wouldn't help a whole lot, other than to make Snape *really* mad.

Second, the students were probably all asleep when Lockhart talked 
about this in CoS.  :-)

Third, Hermione did raise her hand a few times, and would probably 
have recited everything Lockhart said if given the chance.

Fourth, well, it's Snape.  The up-side of raising your hand compared 
with the down-side doesn't counsel in favor of volunteering anything.

Hey, keep looking for FLINTS, though, and don't get discouraged.  
FLINT-spotting is half the fun.

Cindy (who readily admits she didn't think of Vicky's Lockhart-
werewolf thing before)