Hermione and a Boggart in a Trunk?

[Steve]

No: HPFGUIDX 84128

On the same subject but a completely new train of thought. I have
always has a problem with the Final DADA test by Lupin. Mostly I
overlooked it in the interest of keeping the story moving and enjoying
the bigger picture. But there is a nagging question for which I have
no answer.

How could a student and their Boggart possibly fit into a trunk?
Unless the British have a completely different idea of what a trunk
is. Think about it, when a Boggart is unseen and therefore
uninfluenced by the presents of a person, it seems to take some
vaporous un-embodied form. Although, the book says no one truly knows
what an 'uninfluenced' Boggart looks like, it seem reasonable to
assume for the point of discussion that it is formless. 

That makes it really easy to get the Boggart in the trunk, but how do
you squeeze Hermione and Prof. McGonagall into that trunk, and once
they are in there, how can there possibly be room to breath much less
cast a spell. Plus there is the fear factor of having your worst fear
instantly right on top of you. That certainly can't make the taske easy.

I could maybe buy it, if it had been a wardrobe, cupboard, or closet,
but a trunk?

One possible explaination is that the trunk was larger on the inside
than on the outside, but it would seem that Harry would have commented
on a size discrepancy that glaringly obvious. It seems the likely
explaination, but seems unlikely that it would occur without comment.

>From the limited information available, it would seem to me that a
trunk was entirely unworkable under the circumstance. But on the other
hand, it did seem to work. So, I don't know.

Just a thought.

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