Magical Place: St Mungos/Clues in CoS

[finwitch]

No: HPFGUIDX 46645

--- Julie wrote:
> 
> There you go :o)  She made no promises not to bring back 
Gilderoy . . 
> and Firenze . . . so . . . is the magical place that has been 
> mentioned . . ST. Mungos???

There's a thought. While Dursleys are the only relatives Harry has 
left, maybe some of his relatives are in St Mungos (thus not-left, 
but alive). Healing tears of a Phoenix that *did* come out in CoS, 
might heal them... (though it'd be odd that it wasn't tried before!)

And another clue about *eyes* that keep popping out: A basilisk kills 
with it's _eyes_, never look a basilisk directly into eyes... Eyes 
that Fawkes picked. Also, Harry saw a _magical eye_ in Knockturn 
Alley. In GoF we see an auror having one and Harry's dance partner 
wishes it to be illegal. I think it *is* illegal, except for aurors 
since the only place where one has been for sale was at Knockturn 
Alley. Other objects there may also play a role in future books.

One more: You can go with floo-powder to another place than you let 
out in the open by getting off too early, as Harry did by accident.
Also, parseltongue may let Harry & co into many other places. Moaning 
Myrtle may be of a bigger role, too, as well as Hogwarts' plumbing.

Polyjuice was *also* first in CoS. A book of potions kept in 
restricted section, including many *other* potions that horrify the 
Trio. Wonder if any of these *other* potions comes to play later on?
Obliviation was *also* introduced in CoS, as well as dealing with 
*fame*.

Harry saved Justin Flinch-Fletchey by commanding Malfoy's snake. (and 
Justin thought that Harry tried to kill him)
Harry saved Ginny - at the risk of his own life.
There was a point where the Gryffindor *ghost* saved a life (just by 
being between a student and the basilisk). Would that count for a 
life-debt?

Other life-debts than the ever so famous and underlined PP to Harry:
Snape's life-debt to James Potter (and Snape believes that the wizard 
who saved his life had *plotted* it, much like Justin did of Harry)
Sirius Black saved i.e. Ron from transformed Lupin by dragging the 
wolf away (which probably risked his life as well)

*Harry's life was saved by his mother*. It's Harry's life-debt to 
Lily Evans-Potter we get to look most closely, I suppose.

For one thing I believe it was Harry's life-debt that made him blow 
up both the glass and Marjorie Dursley. She had, after all, insulted 
Lily when it happened. Magic happening against anyone who insults 
Lily Potter may well be the reason why the Dursleys (apart from 
Vernon's sister) avoid mentioning them. The life-debt may also have 
kept the moment of the bond clear in Harry's memory, despite of the 
Dursley lies and Harry's young age when it happened.

Then there's Snape and his life-debt to James Potter:
Snape keeps on making not-so-nice remarks of Harry's father, but 
never once says a word against his mother. Yet, it is obvious that 
Snape *believes* all those nasty things he says about James. 
(Otherwise I think he'd be as unable to say it as if he'd taken 
Veritaserum). However, on this life-debt-theory: With all these 
Slytherin kids teasing Harry - Snape says all the nasty things about 
James he does believe, because that way Malfoy & co. don't insult 
Lily Potter (which would activate Harry's life-debt magic against 
Malfoy) or James Potter (which would activate Snape's life-debt magic 
against Malfoy). Considering Malfoy's character, that's just about 
the only way he can keep uncontrolled magic out of the class-room...

-- Finwitch