you CAN'T hurt a BABY!!!

[Josh Warren]

No: HPFGUIDX 109851

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "pentzouli" <pentzouli at y...> 
wrote:
> First of all, let's keep in mind two or three things :
> ...
> -Second, they are in a middle of a very quick fight, and they don't 
> have time to lose, either, as their ultimate goal is to find Sirius.
> So, my immediate thought was that this particular phrase had one 
and 
> only purpose : to prevent Harry from both losing time and stamina 
by 
> casting spells here and there. Why is that? you would ask me... 

At this point, it was already well known to the sextet that the 
Sirius thing was fake. Their goal at this time is to get out alive, 
and without letting the DEs get the prophesy from them (since they 
want it so badly). However, a quick stupefy wouldn't hurt anything... 
most likely. Hermione is typically wordy, so she would have expounded 
on the why, if there were anything additional. However, yes, her 
basic problem is that this particular DE was no longer a threat at 
that time, and thus was helpless. You can't shoot an unarmed man--
same diff.

Josh