Family Secrets

[Geoff Bannister]

No: HPFGUIDX 116026


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

mhbobbin: 
> I love this theory. But here's my problem with it---characters do 
> find their way to the Dursleys home. Dudley's friends. Uncle 
> Vernon's guests (in CoS). Dobby. The Advance Guard of the Order. 
> Mrs. Figg.  The Postman. The Milkman. The Weasleys through the 
> fireplace. Owls from the MInistry. There's probably a way around 
> this but I don't know what it is.
> 
> Could the Dursleys former fireplace truly be on the Floo Network? 
> That seems odd, too.

Geoff:
Ah, but don't forget the circumstances...

'"Er - yes - sorry about that," said Mr.Weasley, lowering his hand 
and looking over his shoulder at the blasted fireplace. "It's all my 
fault, it just didn't occur to me that we wouldn't be able to get out 
at the other end. I had your fireplace connected to the Floo Network, 
you see - just for an afternoon, you know, so we could get Harry. 
Muggle fireplaces aren't supposed to be connected, strictly speaking -
 but I've got a useful contact at the Floo Regulation Panel and 
hefixed it for me."

(GOF "Back to the Burrow" p.44 UK edition)

It's that Weasley guy up to his tricks again. No wonder the twins are 
so mischievious...

:-))

Geoff
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