[HPforGrownups] Questions

[Janet Anderson]

No: HPFGUIDX 118935

Snow asked:

>If the house's ghost had the traits belonging to
>their house, why was Sir Nicholas afraid to die? Isn't bravery and
>chivalry equal to fearlessness like when Harry dashes off without a
>thought to his own safety? It seems quite odd that Nick was in
>Gryffindor when he didn't display such qualities.

Well, Peter Pettigrew was in Gryffindor too.  :(  I think Sir Nicholas 
probably is brave and just had a moment of weakness.  Let us hope his moment 
of weakness didn't lead him to become a traitor, as it did Peter.

>(4)Why does it appear that Harry is protected from everyone while
>living with the Dursley's except Dudley? Why can Dudley use Harry as
>a punching bag but Vernon received a shock when he touches Harry?
>Voldemort, in the graveyard, claims that he is so protected at the
>Dursley's that not even he can touch him there, but Dudley can.

I don't know, but it may be that Dudley is immune to the protection because 
he's of Harry's mother's blood (being Petunia's son).  Possibly Petunia 
could have hit him with that frying pan if she'd had better aim, but Vernon 
can't touch him because he isn't a blood relation.


Janet Anderson