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

[txjen70]

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--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, EnsTren at a... wrote:
> In a message dated 7/5/2003 12:28:15 AM Eastern Daylight Time, 
> bard7696 at a... 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
> 
> 
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

Yes, but a major problem is how do they get out?  Remember the 
chamber is deep under the lake.  Harry, Ron, Ginny and Lockhart were 
only able to get out by holding on to Faukes.  And before it is 
mentioned that the people who opened the chamber got out without the 
help of a magical Phoenix, they were also able to control the 
basilisk who was able to climb the pipes, so the obvious thing is 
the snake transported them.