Hermione and a Boggart in a Trunk?

[watsola79]

No: HPFGUIDX 84151

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Steve" <bboy_mn at y...> wrote:
> 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.
> 
> bboy_mn

Possibly the trunk was "magically expanded" the same way as was done 
with the Weasley's car.  

- Lana Lovegood