House points and Dumbledore

[Erica <cymru1ca@yahoo.ca>]

No: HPFGUIDX 51198

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Scott Northrup" <snorth at u...> 
wrote:

> Ah, once again, I match wits with Tom again.  (by the way, you made 
good
> points in your last "Snape is rational" post; I'm done with that 
topic
> however; I think the rest of the group must be sick of me by now)
> 
> Your point made me wonder how hard catching the key really was, at 
first (I
> had thought about it before).  But, we've seen that Quirrel is not 
an
> incompetent wizard, and he has Voldemort's power backing him.
> 
> What am I talking about?  You only assume that Quirrel actually 
used a broom
> to catch the key!  I don't think it would be a stretch to say he 
pointed his
> wand at the big fat silver key, and said "ACCIO" and the key flew 
into his
> hand.
> 
> That's not too much of a stretch, is it?
> 
> -Scott
> (of course, that would make me agree with Tom on this point: that 
particular
> challenge was a 'lame' one.  All it takes is some outside-the-box 
thinking.
> Not seeing the broomsticks, and assuming that the only way to catch 
the key
> was to use a broomstick)

I suspect that  objects that are under some kind of enchantment 
(flying keys) may not be susceptible to 'Accio' - I mean, it would 
make for a very boring Quidditch match, wouldn't it? (Accio Snitch!)

Erica