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

[Indigo]

No: HPFGUIDX 67605

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "txjen70" <jen60565 at a...> wrote:
> --- 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.

Well...

You can't Apparate onto or off of Hogwart's grounds, but Fred and 
George might be able to apparate to the Chamber since it is, still, 
technically on Hogwarts grounds.

That said, other ideas that occur to me:

Hermione could probably swing a really heavy duty version of 
Wingardium Leviosa.

A good number of the DAs were also good broomstick riders.  Harry 
could easily have navigated a broom through the pipes.  Fred and 
George, Ron, Ginny, and Cho as well.  Neville [and possibly Hermione -
- do we know how good she is aboard a broom?] might need some help.  

I wouldn't be surprised at all if Fred and George could come up with 
some ingenious method of student transport.  Possibly filching from 
Filch under a borrowed invisibility cloak.

It would be cool if Hermione's coins did have a recording of Harry 
giving the "Open Sesame" type command in Parseltongue...perhaps 
showing that the trait itself is not "eeeeeeevilllle" .

Another way would be to ask Myrtle if there's some way into the 
Chamber as she does know the pipes and the lake fairly well. It would 
make her feel more important, and perhaps she'd moan less.  

...if it could be done, it does make a great deal of sense...but 
there are an awful lot of obstacles.  The Trio are three out of a 
good sized student body, but that many students would eventually get 
noticed.  Especially with [ptui] Marietta around.

I need to stop thinking about this, now.

There are plotbunnies starting to stare hungrily at me.


--Indigo
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