How McGonagall Knows + Lupin, the Cloak & the Map + Timepieces at Hogwarts + Boggart-Dementor + Floo at Hogwarts + Snape's Office + Joint Classes + Imperius & Memory + Wands

[Kelly Hurt]

No: HPFGUIDX 32881

--- oz_widgeon wrote:

>Now, we know from CoS I believe, that
>Harry has only seen McGonagall in the
>common room a few times, so she's not
>a regular visitor.  Twice in one
>night seems a bit of an event.  My
>question is, how does she KNOW
>they're up?

Perhaps a house elf complained of not being able to get into the common
room to clean it because of the party?:-)

--- cindysphynx wrote:

>(wishing there were a really good
>theory to excuse Lupin for failing to
>take the Map with him and for failing
>to pick up the Invisibility Cloak)

The obvious reason for Lupin's failure to pick up the Invisibility
Cloak would be that he didn't see it.  After all, (1)he was in a hurry,
(2)at that time of night it was darkling, and (3)it is nearly invisible
even when not being used.  Perhaps Snape stepped on it?

As for the Map, Lupin knew it would be useless outside of the Hogwarts
grounds, so he left it.  I can't explain why he didn't wipe it, though.

--- Grey Wolf wrote:

>Thus, the theory works even though
>the watches don't (after all, they
>never work at Hogwarts).

To which, Andrew MacIan replied:

>{BLINK} Say again?
> 
>There are numerous instances IIRC of
>Harry checking his watch...or after
>immersion, asking Ron for the time.
>This in addition to the clock that is
>beside his bed in the dormitory.

And I respond:

I believe Grey Wolf is thinking digital & Andrew is describing analog.

--- Andrew MacIan wrote:

>Harry, on the other hand, sees the
>dementor and believes what is in
>essence the boggart's lie.  After
>all, the effects that are produced
>are Harry's;

But the Boggart-Dementor made the lights go out.

--- Eloise wrote:

>Why don't the students use floo
>powder to get around the school?

1.  One fireplace per common room for 70+ students

2.  One fireplace per class for 10+ students.

They'd keep landing on each other, bumping during transport, etc.

--- Eloise wrote:

>[snip] How on earth do you keep
>anything secure with locks, standard
>or magical, when a first year can
>open [snip] Snape's office, which he
>tells us was locked with a spell
>which only a wizard could break.

The office was unlocked and opened when second-year Hermione sneaked in
during class.  

The wizard-only spell is to keep Peeves out.  Considering the damage he
inflicts and the problems he causes in the kitchen, this is sensible. 

--- Mary Ann wrote:

>But haven't the Gryff's taken classes
>with all the other houses already?
>Please correct me if I'm wrong.

You're wrong.:-)  We've never been told of the Gryffindors sharing
class time with Ravenclaw.  It is, of course, possible that Astronomy
is a joint class but hasn't been mentioned.

--- cindysphynx wrote:

>Cindy (who thinks that if we try
>really, really hard, we can come up
>with some Imperius theory to explain
>Neville's poor memory)

I'm a proponent of the Memory Charm Theory explaining Neville's problem
but, if you think about it, a Memory Charm is like a watered down
Imperius Curse:  it overcomes the victim's will by controlling the
mind.

--- rycar007 wrote:

>The wands are simply a focusing point
>for the creativity of the wizard.

I don't completely agree.  If wands were used simply for focus, it
seems to me they would be more standardized (size, wood, etc.), like
classic crystal balls.

It seems all wizards can, under certain circumstances, do non-wand
magic, but it takes a very powerful wizard to do so easily at will. 
Therefore, I think the wand both focuses and *amplifies* the power of
the wizard.  This would then explain why wands are so very individual
and need a magical core.

Kelly the Yarn Junkie

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