Dennis Creevey in the DA... Not necessarilly a "Flint"

[mtwelovett]

No: HPFGUIDX 71152

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Mark D." <uncmark at y...> wrote:
> I've heard Dennis Creevey's membership in the DA presented as 
> a 'Flint' an implausability such as Marcus Flint's appearance in 
> Book 3 as an eighth year. 
> 
> We know that Dennis is only a second year in OOP yet is in Hogsmeade 
> for the girst meeting of the DA. The main excuse presented is that 
> the rules were relaxed to now allow 2nd years. That seems as 
> unlikely an occurance as Dennis jumping ahead a grade.
> 
> My opinion to something more involved. We know that Fred and George 
> are leaving Hogwart's and despite their wishes, the trio of HRH fall 
> short of their ideal for trouble makers. My suggestion is that 
> Dennis and Colin may very well be F&G's chosen sucessors as 
> troublemakers. 
> 
> They would have told Dennis and Colin about secret passages into 
> Hogsmeade. They might have smuggled Dennis out of Hogwart's 
> themselves.
> 
> I wish OOP had described the Creevey brother's performance in DA 
> lessons better. I expect a 2nd year training in DADA would have 
> given him quite a boost towards grades.


Maybe because thier parents are Muggles they somehow thought Dennis
should go with Colin, (not to leave Dennis at school by himself or
something) and wrote on Colin's permission slip that Dennis
could/should go with him... and for whatever reason it was allowed.
Not as much fun as some of the other theories, but I guess it could
happen. Besides, maybe they are a little more lax these days without
the murderer Sirius Black on the loose ; )

mtwelovett