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[Catlady (Rita Prince Winston)]

No: HPFGUIDX 46772

Rachel wrote:

<< I've always kind of hoped (even though there is no canon to 
suggest this) that there is a room, besides the great hall, where all 
of the houses could mix (although Slytherin would probably not have 
participated). >>

We saw that students from all Houses mixed at the Duelling Club 
(Lockhart's one abortive meaning). I feel sure that there are other 
clubs, even tho' we don't see them in canon because Harry doesn't 
attend them. One thing Hogwarts has no shortage of is rooms! Clubs 
smaller than the Duelling Club could meet in smaller rooms than the 
Great Hall, so more than one club could meet at the same time.

Cindy wrote:

<< Snape knows exactly what is coming, and he can't look Karkaroff in 
the eye knowing that he'll be forced to kill Karkaroff soon. >>

No. I see that it would be terribly angsty for poor Severus, but no. 
Whatever Snape is doing, Dumbledore knows about it -- has already 
discussed it with him: "Severus," saod Dumbledore, turning to Snape, 
"you know what I must ask you to do. If you are ready... If you are 
prepared..." ("The Parting of the Ways"). And Dumbledore would NEVER 
encourage the cold-blooded murder of any Being, no matter how sleazy. 
That would be MUCH darker than MAGIC DISHWASHER paints him, and we 
already have people explaining that MAGIC DISHWASHER is impossible 
because it requires Dumbledore to be much too grey.  

bugaloo37 wrote:

<< The non-muggle-born victims-Moaning Myrtle, Mrs. Norris and 
Nearly-headless Nick- >>

There is NO EVIDENCE that Myrtle isn't Muggle-born, and marginal 
evidence to the contrary is how Myrtle's death was described by 
Draco: "The last time the Chamber was opened, a Mudblood died." 
("Marginal" because Draco only knows what his father told him, and 
his father wasn't there either.) There is NO EVIDENCE that Nick isn't 
Muggle-born ... in fact, for all we know so far (four novels, two 
Comic Relief books, two movies, several interviews), Nick might 
be a Muggle! FANTASTIC BEASTS indicates that Muggles can become 
werewolves, so maybe Muggles can become ghosts. The Fat Friar said 
that Hufflepuff was "my old House, you know", but I don't recall Nick 
ever mentioning that he had ever been a student at Hogwarts. As for 
Mrs. Norris, she may not be a Muggle, but she is surely not a witch: 
she's a CAT. "The Squib's cat".

"ashfaex" wrote:

<< (though that leads me to wonder how Tom knew Filch was a Squib; 
it's unlikely that Ginny knew, as Filch's nature doesn't seem to be 
common knowledge) >>

Maybe Filch already was the caretaker when Tom Riddle was a student, 
already taking joy in catching and punishing naughty students, and 
Tom found out that he was a Squib, maybe blackmailed him about it by 
threatening to tell everyone if Filch didn't forget ever having seen 
Tom out after curfew. 

VJH wrote:

<< Why's Mrs. Norris petrified(sp.)? Why petrify a cat? Is she a 
threat to the plan? >>

Maybe Ginny wrote in the Diary about Mrs. Norris helping Filch hunt 
out misbehaving students, and Tom decided that the fewer snoops in 
the castle, the better for his plans. Or it could have been an 
accident: poor kitty was in the wrong place at the wrong time, just 
trying to do her job of guarding the castle. 

Monika wrote:

<< And since when he's so interested in his son's achievements at 
DADA lessons? Wasn't he going to send Draco to Durmstrang, to let him 
learn "proper stuff", i.e. Dark Arts, not 
Defence against them? >>

Well, I think anyone who plans to hang around with people who 
practise the Dark Arts ought to know how to Defend against Dark Arts, 
or else be totally vulnerable to any attack from his associates.

draco382 wrote:

<< I know Crookshanks is supposed to be "half-kneazle" but I have no 
idea what that is. Is it from Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find 
Them? >>

Yes, Kneazles are in FB. For a quicker answer: 
http://www.i2k.com/~svderark/lexicon/bestiary_h-m.html#Kneazle