Knockturn Alley

[Steve]

No: HPFGUIDX 84130

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, happydogue at a... wrote:
> Couldn't it be simple enough that he mispronounced the name "D-Dia-gon 
> Alley" compared with Fred's "Diagon Alley," and combined with his 
> inexperience with floo travel ended up close to his destination but 
> not quite there.  Mrs. Weasley did tell him "...You must speak 
> clearly, dear."
> 
> JMM

bboy_mn:

One other important thing that (presumably) Molly said to Harry before
he entered the Floo Stream, "But don't panic and get out too early,
wait until you see Fred and George."

Now we move to Harry's thought just before he exited the Floo Stream,
'...--his bacon snadwiches were churning inside him -- he closed his
eyes again wishing it would stop, and then --'. Well, then it did stop.

Because he was feeling sick and dizzy, Harry mentally asked to exit
the Floo Stream, and that is exactly what happened. Presumably, when
you are traveling by Floo, it's somewhat like traveling by subway. You
travel on until you SEE your stop and then you want to get out. 

While specifiying your destination does control where you go, just as
getting on the right train controls your destination, you must still
have some intent or concious effort to exit at your specific stop or
fireplace. 

I will concede that intent doesn't exert absolute control, if you were
traveling to a place you had never been before, you wouldn't know what
the proper fire grate would look like, nor what the destination room
would look like, so to some extent, the orginal intent created when
specifying your destination would take precedence. But it seems from
the text that immediate personal intent along the way, can effectyour
exit point.

Magical travel is such a fun subject.

Just a thought.

bboy_mn