Hermione, Dobby, Memories and Harry Works Alone!/Magical Fireplaces

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No: HPFGUIDX 35018

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., Dave Hardenbrook <DaveH47 at m...> wrote:
> 
> Thursday, February 07, 2002, 7:35:07 PM, Whirdy at a... wrote:
> 
> Wac> 1.  Why were there no repercussions when Hermione tore a page 
out of an old 
> Wac> book in the CoS.
> 
> My theories:
> The books in the Hogwarts Library are "regenerating" -- You tear a 
page
> out, and a new duplicate page grows in its place.  Or maybe Hermione
> performed a basic Text-Copy spell onto a piece of scrap paper.
> (Either way, Wizards don't need Xerox machines.)
> 
> -- 
> Dave

I know this may be considered a wasted post but Dave, I think both 
your theories are brilliant.  Especially as they're so simple, I 
mean, why not?
   
 
 And "Ursamajr" <ursamajr at y...> wrote:
>Hi I am new at posting but have been lurking for a while.

Welcome! 

>Some thoughts I had were:
>snip<
>About the room with secret magical powers, maybe it's the kitchen. 
>The fire place could be hooked up to the Hogwarts floo network. The 
>house elves might use this system to travel around Hogwarts and the 
>house common rooms to clean and such without being seen. Maybe Dobby 
>can help Harry access secret and off-limit rooms this way.  

Good thinking, and I hope JKR uses this idea of a Hogwarts floo 
network in later books, I can see it coming in handy if Hogwarts is 
ever besieged by our favourite Dark Lord.  But I think Dobby and 
Winky and house-elves in general can also apparate at free will, 
house-elves having special powers and all that.
Ama