[HPforGrownups] How about "ARGH!" Moments? (Was: Re: Could be OoP - Best ...

[EnsTren at aol.com]

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In a message dated 7/5/2003 12:28:15 AM Eastern Daylight Time, 
bard7696 at aol.com writes:


> Though I like the idea of an ARGH list, and I'll be adding some later, I 
> wonder 
> if the Chamber of Secrets idea is actually good.
> 
> > When Harry is looking for a place for his little group.  I was screaming 
> "THE 
> > CHAMBER OF SECRETS YOU BLOODY IDIOT!" At my book and jumping 
> up and down.
> 
> OK, assuming the thing hasn't been sealed off with about 40 different kinds 
> of 
> magical enhancements now (after magical exterminators went through, 
> looking for any other goodies old Sal left behind) I wonder about a place 
> that 
> only Harry can open?
> 
> It would look suspicious for him to hang around outside the sink, waiting 
> for 
> everyone to show up, not to mention just freak them out  every time he used 
> Parseltongue. And as we saw, Marietta and that Hufflepuff kid (blanking 
> right 
> now) are already skeptical.
> 
> The beauty of the Room of Requirement is that the door appeared when 
> needed. Having all the kids pile into the bathroom would have drawn 
> attention.
> 

Well yes, that is possible, but JKR-sama is fairly comprehensive and complete 
in her writing.  And it was never mentioned that Harry opened up the chamber 
for anyone again.

Also, until Umbridge things at school were handled internally, even what 
punishments the students recive, Hermonie would have said that what Umbridge was 
doing was illegal if it was.  When she became Headmistress she authorized use 
of a horse whip on the children.  That means that Hogwarts is highly autonomus, 
and that the MoM is a bit behind on certain laws, obviously there's no Due 
Proccess either.

So examination would have been handled internally.

And as for getting there...well Harry could have left the sink open and wait 
down by the real vault door.  Or he could have even put a recording of his 
voice on the Galleons

The Beauty of The Chamber is that no one can get into it if Harry doesn't 
want them too.

And don't forget the Invisibility cloak.  3-4 people can fit under it at 
once.  How?  Logic, the Muraders used it often, there are four of them, Peter 
could have been a rat when under it though.


Nemi
       --Black Dragon
       --Slasher and Yaoist
       --Utterly Psycotic


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