Things I don't understand

[smiller_92407 <constancevigilance@yahoo.com>]

No: HPFGUIDX 48560

As I've been re-reading the books, there are always a few running 
questions that bother me. I've been saving them up to keep from 
sending in a dreaded one-line post. Here are a few of my questions.


1 - In GOF, during the Imperious Curse DADA training class, Harry 
breaks both his kneecaps the first time he handles the curse. So how 
does he manage to continue the class, and "hobble" out afterwards on 
broken kneecaps? Shouldn't he have been carried directly to the 
hospital wing?

2 - GOF again, during the first task, after Harry learned how to 
Accio, why didn't he just Accio Egg and get the whole thing over with 
without the fanfare? For that matter, why didn't he Accio Weezy and 
Accio Cup? I know - the answer to that is: Because the story is 
better than way, but really ....

3 - GOF - Regarding Rita Skeeter, Hermione says "Give me 5 minutes in 
the library .." (paraphrased, I don't have my book) Presumably, she 
uses those 5 minutes to find out if Rita is listed as a registered 
animagus. Well, there is a big leap between understanding that Rita 
is a bug and finding her. So, did Hermione just happen to see a 
beetle flying by and it just happened to be the right one? How 
fortuitous is that?

4 - In C0S, Dobby dresses in a filthy pillowcase before he is freed. 
The pillowcase, I understand, but why is it filthy? Wouldn't the 
Malfoy family be grossed out and demand cleanliness from their 
servants? Winky isn't filthy until she gets too depressed to care 
about hygiene, so what's the problem with Dobby?

~ Constance Vigilance ~