Marauder's Map / Weasley Finances / Charlie Weasley / Wizard University

[marinafrants <rusalka@ix.netcom.com>]

No: HPFGUIDX 51960

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Catlady (Rita Prince Winston) 
<catlady at w...>" <catlady at w...> wrote:
> Mel TBAYed:
> 
> << All he sees is a loose cannon werewolf running *outside* on 
full 
> moon night. Who in their right *mind* would go after him? That is 
> suicidal." >>

And Catlady replied:
> Snape has his wand and his magical training and his quick reflexes 
> and is confident of his ability to use Stunning, Binding, or 
> (hopefully) Killing Spells to control the wild werewolf. (I don't 
> know if Avada Kedavra is Unforgiveable when used on a werewolf, 
but 
> there are other killing spells.) So he's arrogant but not suicidal.

One could also reasonably ask, "Who in their right mind become a 
double-agent and spy on a guy like Voldemort? That is suicidal."  
The answer in both cases is, "An extremely brave guy with a strong 
sense of duty.  And bad hair." :-)

> However, we DO know that research goes on, because things get 
> discovered/invented. Dumbledore and Flamel discovered the twelve 
> uses of dragons' blood and someone invented Wolfsbane 
Potion 'quite 
> recently'.

And Arthur Weasley mentions the existence of a Committee of 
Experimental Charms (GoF, Chapter 7), so presumably someone must be 
out there experimenting.

Marina
rusalka at ix.netcom.com