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[catlady_de_los_angeles]

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Alexander wrote:

<< AFAIK it's written write in the book that it was Dumbledore who 
wanted students to become familiar with these spells. >>

It's written in the book that Fake!Moody *said* that Dumbledore 
wanted the students to learn about the Unforgiveable Curses. 
Fake!Moody *could* have been lying, but I think that lie would have 
been likely to be found out: Dumbledore is so attentive to student 
gossip, surely he would hear if all the students were telling each 
other how "cool" the Unforgiveable Curses lesson had been.

<< I agree that *originally* language of Durmstrang was German. But 
for now it's most likely Russian. I can name no other Slavic language 
of similar popularity. >>

The wizarding folk appear to be 'conservative', in the sense of not 
liking change. How many centuries of German being an unknown foreign 
language to almost all students would Durmstrang need before it 
thought of changing its language of instruction? Especially if 
wizards have magic ways to learn languages quickly and easily.

Dave Witley wrote:

<< It would be interesting to know whether Merlin is supposed to be 
any more historical a figure in the WW than he is in the Muggle one. 
>>

He has a Famous Wizard card, and I thought they were all supposed to 
be historical figures, aka real people. "Soon he had not only 
Dumbledore and Morgana, but Hengist of Woodcroft, Alberic Grunnion, 
Circe, Paracelsus, and Merlin. He finally tore his eyes away from the 
druidess Cliodna"

Eledhwen wrote:

<< If you can make sleeping bags by magic then you can make anything 
else you want, but that doesn't work as I've written above. >>

Rosie already suggested that Dumbledore may have been Summoning 
rather than creating the sleeping bags. Another possibility is that 
Dumbledore is an EXCEPTIONALLY powerful, skilled, and learned wizard, 
so maybe HE can create things even tho' normal powerful wizards 
can't. However, there must also be a theory to explain how Sirius was 
able to conjure up manacles in the Shrieking Shack in PoA, and Snape 
to shoot ropes out of his wand. 

Alyssa wrote:

<< or did the GOF just spit out the name and not the school? >>

Maybe the Goblet burned off the part of the parchment with the school 
name?