Filed under - Why didn't they....?

[pippin_999]

No: HPFGUIDX 91967

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Steve" 
<bboy_mn at y...> wrote:

> The only way out is for Dumbledore to take the blame himself 
in order to get Harry off the hook. But wait...
> 
> That list was created during the first D.A. Hog's Head meeting 
which, it has already been established, was not illegal. There 
were even witnesses. In fact, Umbridge's own witness, Willy 
Widdershins, as wellas the Innkeeper, would have seen the 
students sign the list. That would make the list nothing more 
than a record of who attended the first meeting, and 
consequently, of no value in proving anything about what may or 
may not have happened after the list was created. 

<<snip>>>. 

> So we must ask, why didn't they think of these two perfectly 
good excuses to get out of this trouble?<

Er, because they wouldn't have worked. I agree with those who 
say the Room can't conjure things that don't exist--but that's 
secondary. The point is that the list is genuine and Fudge and 
Umbridge are going to need more than Dumbledore's word to 
make them believe it isn't.

Worse, it must have included people like Seamus who 
weren't at the meeting at the Hogs Head.  Umbridge could have 
thrown everyone on the list into detention until one of them was 
willing to tell her the truth. Since none of them knew about 
Hermione's  hex, that wouldn't have taken very long.

Pippin