Hogwarts Cemetery and Hogwarts: A History

[smartone564]

No: HPFGUIDX 104369

Pandera wrote:

> I definitely think that book is going to be important, it has been 
> referenced so many times, most frequently as a joke which 
could be a 
> sneaky way of foreshadowing it.  I suggest that at some point 
some 
> information in it will be vital, thus justifying Hermione's 
constant 
> referral to it.  It would be particularly sweet if it is Harry or Ron 
> who remembers it, having finally read it after she nagged them 
for so 
> long.
> 
> One fact that the book contains is that you cannot apparate or 
> disapparate on Hogwarts grounds.

Do you think that JKR might eventually write A History of Magic, or 
Hogwarts, A History of sometime as she did QTA and FBaWtFY?  
Though, if she did, JKR has said a lot of information is in those 
two books, that might be hard to fit in.  Oh, and I can't forget these 
books cover thousands of years of history.....

> Incidentally, another question I'd like answered is why the three 
> remaining Founders carried on having a Slytherin House.  
Since they 
> didn't believe in its precepts, why not disband it and divide up 
> students between the three of them from then on?

Every house has its good qualities, and they have their bad 
sides too.  Listen to the Sorting Hat's Song in OotP again, saying 
they (the houses/its members) must join together to survive.  
(For the next bit, I am using the first letter of each house name as 
an abbreviation).  A smart R finds some spell or object that will 
save the day, but can't figure out how to do it logically.  A 
resourceful S uses what s/he has to do it, but falters when 
his/her life is in danger.  In response, the brave G can stand fast 
and hold the line/ buy some time.  Some loyal H will be there 
with him/her and/or follow whatever instructions s/he was given, 
trusting the others.  If I wanted, I could play around with any 
variety of situations, names, locations, solutions, and even order 
of when/where each house comes in, then mix and match THAT. 
That would leave me with more possiblities than I could ever 
imagine.  In any case, all the houses are necessary to defeating 
LV.  I wouldn't be surprised if a member (or more) from each 
house is represented in the 'Final Showdown.'

Smart, who knows he is pushing his vague 'x-posts-per-day' 
limit.