[HPforGrownups] Sneakoscopes (was Unanswered questions)

[Amy Z]

No: HPFGUIDX 39530

>Grey Wolf, possibly motivated by loyalty to his ever-so-evil role
>model Remus:
>
> > The sneakoscopes don't work at schools: Moody said so, and stands
>to
> > reason. The smaller versions of it aren't trustable enough.

David, displaying truly Slytherinite cunning:

>...and we are supposed to believe him?  The sneakoscope is developing
>into a running gag (Cindy, does this count as gadget foreshadowing?
>No, I thought not.)
>
>In POA it goes off whenever Scabbers is around, so they think it's
>defective.
>
>In GOF, Crouch comes up with plausible excuses for either disabling
>the Dark Detectors or explaining why they appear to malfunction.
>They are, of course, detecting *him* - the one clue which I feel even
>I should have picked up first time around, not that I did.

*light dawns at the speed of golden syrup*

Color me clueless--I didn't get this the first, second, or seventh time 
around.  I don't think I got it until this second.

>So, really, I think Prefectmarcus' question does stand

OK, OK, it stands.  The thing might still be too sensitive to be useful 
(I've known smoke detectors like that), but I suppose the mildest thing 
that's set it off has been Fred and George putting beetles in Bill's soup, 
and that's not exactly background-noise dishonesty.  So I'm convinced--Harry 
should take the thing seriously.  He should also take it out of Vernon's old 
socks.  And while he's at it, he should take out that pocket knife, which is 
doing him no good at all locked in his trunk, and keep it in his pocket at 
all times.

Amy Z

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