[HPforGrownups] A thought about PoA

[manawydan]

No: HPFGUIDX 83684

Geoff wondered:
>This would, of course, have affected the plot line of the book, but
>why didn't somebody pull out a wand and either use "Petrificus
>Totalus" or "Stupefy" on Lupin to stop him? OK, it would have ruined
>the next two books but it would seem to have been logical.

Not an unreasonable question.

But maybe it's as simple as saying that perhaps shapeshifting is a magical
defence against both these spells. When Remus is transforming, he's not the
same configuration from one moment to the next. Perhaps for the spells to
work, one of the prerequisites is a person who's _un_changing...

Cheers

Ffred

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