[HPforGrownups] Re: Howlers and the ones who get them --- Two morequestions about howlers --- Question about messages

[jazmyn]

No: HPFGUIDX 46814



Klei wrote:
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> I don't remember that occuring in the books...I'm pretty sure he only
> told them about that when Ron got his howler.
> However, Ron could still dunk the howler in a glass of water, or even
> sit on it to reduce the volume. Why did he not
> do that?
> 
> Another question that comes into mind is who gets howlers? Only
> students? I mean, an adult witch or wizard could
> get a howler and that would be quite imbarrasing...
> 
> And question number three: Why would Ron's mother send a howler and
> shout to everyone that Ron's dad put a
> spell on the car? Wouldn't that get Mr. Weasley into even more
> trouble?
> 
> And a last but not least question, about the messages I send: Why is
> HTML content removed?

Sitting on a howler or trying to stick it in a glass of water might make
it explode.  I would not fancy sitting on exploding letters or having
glass shards flying everywhere from a Howler in a glass of water.

I'm sure Hagrid got a few howlers and 'chucked em into the fire'.  One
could just have the owl follow them to a safer location before
'accepting' the letter from it, which is why you might not see any
teachers getting them.  I would guess they are triggered by being
delivered, so if you don't let the owl give it to you right away and see
the owl coming with it, you might be able to run to another room and let
the owl give it to you there.  Teachers who see incoming owls with
Howlers headed for them can run out that side door behind the head
table, which might lead to the teachers lounge..


Jazmyn