[HPforGrownups] Re: Why not floo instead of thestral to London?

[Iggy McSnurd]

No: HPFGUIDX 91623

> --- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "a_reader2003"
<carolynwhite2 at a...>
> wrote:
> > Is anyone else as irritated as me that Harry and Hermione didn't
just
> > floo out of Umbridge's office straight to Grimmauld Place, instead
of
> > wasting all that time being caught and riding thestrals to disaster
> > in the MoM ?
> >
> >
> 
> A small but important point:
> Did hhe have any Floo  powder?
> 
> Kneasy
> 
> 

Iggy here:

Another point - JKR specifically noted that the fired were out in the
Floo fireplace entrances in the main hall of the Ministry itself.  IIRC,
there has to be an active fire open on both ends of the "channel" for
the Floo network to operate in the first place.  Extinguishing the fires
a couple of hours after the end of the work day would be a standard
cautionary measure to keep people from entering the Ministry
unauthorized.

And yes, I know that security would probably have been a lot tighter.
IMHO, Malfoy probably bribed people and used his influence to make sure
that the security was lax that night because he NEEDED Harry to get into
the Ministry.


One last, and most important point - The rest of the gang found Harry
and Hermione in the woods, covered in blood... and the Thestrals were
already close by.  In face, they walked up as Harry was trying to figure
out what to do.  Riding the Thestrals was faster and a more available
transportation than using the Floo network... if it would have worked in
the first place.  (They would have all had to trek back up to the
castle, locate some Floo Powder, and a private fireplace to use... all
while not attracting any attention.  That last one is difficult enough
when two of the people involved are NOT covered in blood.)


Just my two centaur's worth...

Iggy McSnurd