[HPforGrownups] Re: the Mirror of Erised/potion test

[Sherry Garfio]

No: HPFGUIDX 47787

In addition to bboy_mn's very sarcastic (and entertaining!) assessment of how
difficult the PS tasks were, let's not forget that Quirrel got through them
with inside information.  Obviously he knew about the troll, since it was his
contribution, and he eliminated that obstacle for the Trio.  Anybody who didn't
know about the troll ahead of time could have been killed before they even knew
what was in there.  Presumably any teacher who was contributing to the
protections would have been above suspicion, so they probably all had at least
some idea of what the other teachers were providing.  Therefore, I think it's
reasonable to assume that Quirrel would have had time to prepare beforehand. 
Let's not take too much glory away from our beloved Trio <G>.

On a related topic, I've always wondered how the chess game was an example of
Transfiguration.  Transfiguration means changing one object into another.  What
did McGonnagal change into chess pieces?  Is this connection from canon, or is
this a theory that originated on this (or another) list?  I could imagine
somebody (not necessarily McGonnagal) Engorgio-ing normal wizard chess pieces,
and then giving the white ones some brains, but that's not Transfiguration.

Sherry (who just bought the Wizard Chess set and lost to her 6-year-old
daughter as she was teaching her how to play chess - does anybody know if
there's a computer chess game available that's based on HP, as in with animated
pieces that clobber each other?  If not, somebody really should market one)


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      -Dave Barry, "Things That It Took Me 50 Years to Learn"

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