Musings and a question

[quigonginger]

No: HPFGUIDX 81363

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "jeanico2000" <jeanico at s...> 
wrote:
> I was having breakfast with my daughter early this morning and we 
> started talking about OOTP. Neither of us could remember who taught 
> Harry how to cast the "Protego" shield and I don't have the book 
> handy right now. Could someone please remind me so that I can 
resume 
> the debate with my daughter over supper?

Ginger here:
I'm kind of going out on a limb, but it seems that Protego , which is 
the Shield Charm used on pp 591-2 OoP, US edition is the same shield 
charm taught by Hermione in GoF pp 608-9 US hardcover.  Snape only 
says "a shield charm" in OoP, so there may be more than one, but 
that's where my knuts, yen, nickels and loonies are stacked right now.
Anyone care to correct?

> Also, we were wondering why nobody tried to stop Harry from going 
> after Bellatrix. Dumbledore ends up saving Harry and fighting 
> Voldermort, but why did none of the order members go after him to 
> help. (Or try to stop him with a well placed "Petrificus")Just 
> wondering. Any thoughts?

Ginger again: 
Just a guess, but when Harry left the room, Moody was trying to 
revive Tonks, Shacklebolt had finished dueling Bella, but we don't 
know what he did after that, and Remus yelled after Harry not to go.  
If KS and RL had followed Harry, they would have met up with Ron, who 
was still daffy, and Hermione, who was still out cold, and may have 
stopped to help them instead of chasing Harry.
Like I said, just a guess. 

> Have a great day,
> Nicole

You too!  Ginger, hoping everyone on the East Coast of the US is ok 
after the hurricane.