[HPforGrownups] Philosopher's Stone set-up?

[Calypso8604 at aol.com]

No: HPFGUIDX 29225

In a message dated 11/14/01 8:23:27 AM Eastern Standard Time, 
shanerichmond at hotmail.com writes:


> 1. Hagrid takes Harry along when he empties the vault. Admittedly 
> London could be a long trip from Hogwarts but if the task was truly 
> secret why not collect the stone on the way to GET Harry rather than 
> on the way back?
> 
Well, Hagrid couldn't waste time getting the stone just then. He had to find 
Harry, tell him the truth and get him ready to be a wizard. Besides it's like 
my mother is always yelling at me and my brother about..."I'm not going all 
the way to the store, go wherever else and then go BACK to the store!...."


> 2. Once the stone is at Hogwarts why doesn't Dumbledore simply 
> destroy it immediately? This could be because he intends to use it in 
> the puzzle for Harry or, more likely, because destroying it means 
> death for Flamel and hence is only a last resort.

It also wasn't Dumbledore's to destroy. It belonged to Flamel not Dumbledore 
and Flamel wouldn't destroy it b/c it's keeping him alive. Dumbledore had no 
say on what happens to the stone; All he could do was offer safe-keeping for 
it.

> 
> 3. Also, while Hagrid never lets slip Snape's debt to James, or 
> Snape's grudge, or the true nature of Lupin, or Sirius Black's 
> treachery - or indeed any of the other pieces of priveleged 
> information that he has - he continually slips up and gives HRH clues 
> about the stone.

There's a difference between people and objects. And Hagrid has been keeping 
secret about the people for years and years while the stone was new 
information that he waasn't practiced at keeping to himself yet.

I do, however, agree that this was some sort of test for Harry because I 
agree with the last few points. However the first however many I just 
responded to can be argued and don't fit in as evidencefor the case, so to 
speak. :-)

~ Calypso


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