adult supervision on the train (WAS: Werewolves and related topics)

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No: HPFGUIDX 33897

gwendolyngrace wrote:
> Ah, but remember that since Black escaped, Harry has been under near
> constant surveillance
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> The only period he is out of all adult (i.e., qualified wizarding)
> company is on the train.

You know, this made me wonder ~ previous to Lupin's appearance, the 
only adult we saw on the Hogwart's train was the candy cart lady; and 
there is (am I right?) also a conductor.

Is that the sum total of adults on the train ride to Hogwarts?  I'm 
thinking of school trips I took, in which we had much more than just 
the bus driver to supervise us.  One or two teachers also went along 
to supervise, depending on the number of students involved.  Since 
the Hogwarts train is the way in which all Hogwart's students get to 
school (er, so it seems, anyway), it would seem prudent to have an 
authority figure or two or five prowling the corridors making sure 
the students don't wreak too much havoc.  

I don't know if I think that said adults are present, but not 
mentioned by the students/author, or...not.  I mean, the Good Guys 
get away with hexing the heck out of Malfoy & Co at the end of GoF, 
and earlier infractions occur.

I almost think that there really might *not* be any more adult 
supervision for the hundred or thousand or howevermany students on 
that train.  Maybe a few magical guards are in place to keep the 
train from being blown up or someone from being mortally injured, I 
suppose....  Hrm.

At any rate, I think this is actually a good argument on Gwen's part 
for Lupin being aboard as a handy qualified wizard to keep an eye on 
Harry.  The fact that HRH conveeeeeeeeeniently ended up in his cabin 
may have been conspiracy or happenstance, and I personally could 
imagine (having done it myself, ahem) faking sleep to either remain 
inconspicuous or to eavesdrop on an interesting conversation.

And I lost my train of thought suddenly because I'm thinking the 
question of adult supervision on the train has surely come up 
before.  Still, point being, would make sense, due to lack of 
regularly appointed supervision, to send someone along to watch over 
Harry in the even that clever evil Black got aboard.

Mahoney
off for that desperately needed second cup of coffee