Alohamora

[Hagrid]

No: HPFGUIDX 77391

--- "daelyn_duprer" <tatiana6336> wrote: (editted by aussie)
> My question is this - when does Alohamora work, and when doesn't 
> it?  In the dept of mysteries, I seem to remember (Hermione) uses 
the Collecorpus spell to seal a door, but the DE's break through 
> with Alohamora.  The heroes then retreat into the room with many 
> doors, which they begin sealing with the same spell, one door 
> at a time.  The DE's, rather than using Alohamora to open the 
> doors, race all they way around until they beat the spellcasters 
> to an unlocked entrance.  Why didn't they take the easy way in?  Or 
> is Alohamora such an obsolete spell that only Hermione and an 
> apparantly well-read DE remember it?  Any explanations would help, 
> this is a nitpicky thing that is driving me nuts.


Umm .. dunno, but if it is any use, 12 DE went down to 5. The one 
that used Alohomora on the Colloportus spell (I had to look up the 
spelling) was a victim of a "Stupify spell" and didn't make it to the 
Brain Room. If Alohomora was such common knowledge, locks would be 
obsolete in Hogwarts .. lol.

aussie