Hogwarts protections (was Fidelius &Chapter 4 discussion)

[a_reader2003]

No: HPFGUIDX 83821

> > --- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, eloiseherisson at a... wrote:
> Number 12 is invisible to Harry until he follows Lupin's 
> instructions ....<snipping>
> --- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Jen Reese" <stevejjen at e...> 
> wrote:
> >> snip >>> 
All the others were members of the 
> Order--could they already see 12 Grimmauld upon arrival and only 
> Harry had to think about what he memorized, or do you have to go 
> through this process again each time you try to find the location? 
> >>snip>>
> Inge:
> It doesn't make a lot of sense that Harry had to memorise 
> the 'password' unless he would need to use it again. Otherwise he 
> could just read the words out loud and then destroy the paper - or 
> give it back to Moody.
> Then why is it that the other members don't have to say the words 
to 
> get in?
> And when Harry uses the fire in Umbridges office one would think 
that 
> the fireplace at Grimmauld Place 12 had a charm on it as well so 
that 
> not anyone who just says "Kitchen, Grimmauld Place 12" can get 
their 
> head inside Sirius' kitchen. But Harry doesn't need a 'password' 
for 
> that.
Carolyn:
A further query on the protections Dumbledore puts in place. I was 
just reading PS again, and was suddenly struck by the ease with which 
Charlie's friends just flew in on broomsticks to collect Norbert and 
take him off to Romania. What's the point of the no-
apparate/disapparate rule if people can just whiz in on a 
broomstick ? And what about the ease with which Crouch Sr, Rita 
Skeeter and Sirius enter the Hogwarts grounds ? There seems to be no 
magical sort of electric fence in place.

Although DD conspiracy theorists will probably say DD knew all about 
these various incidents as they occurred, and permitted the 
intrusions into Hogwarts as part of various masterplans, I'm terribly 
afraid that the truth is he's not really on the case, as sadly 
demonstrated with the death of Sirius. Maybe the true reason for 
Snape's frustration and rage is that he thinks he can do the job 
better, despite DD's former brilliance ?