[HPforGrownups] Why are they on the Second Floor?

[Steve]

No: HPFGUIDX 116588

>Steve wrote

> 

>The best I can come up with, is that someone (ghost, student, teacher,
>Ginny, whatever) found the scene before Harry/Ron/Hermione did, and
>ran back to the Great Hall to warn Dumbledore, and that caused
>everyone to come running.
>
>So, why did Dumbledore get there last, or at least, late? The best I
>can come up with is that he was fartherest from the exit doors of the
>Great Hall.
>
>The key to resolving this is to come up with a reason that is
>sufficient to draw nearly the whole school to that location, but to do
>so in a way that is not panicked. If the situation is presented as a
>dire emergency, the teacher would likely /not/ have allowed the
>students to come. Order of arrival after the attack; Mystery Being
>(tbd), H/R/H, students, Flich, Dumbledore & teachers, then Lockhart. >
>
>Anyone else care to venture an explanation?

 

 

The other Steve now:

 

I posted a similar question awhile back. My take on the students coming up
were that the students were Gryffindors and Ravenclaws heading up to bed
after the Halloween feast. JK writes of hundreds of feet climbing the
stairs. At 10 students per house/year, that's 140 students and 280 feet. I
feel that Gryffindors and Ravenclaws have a legitimate reason for being
there, however the only student other than the trio that is named is Malfoy.
What was he doing up on the 2nd floor, especially without the usual
description of Crabbe and Goyle?

 

I think DD and the teachers left the great hall after the students to make
sure none were left inside. Filch seems to be prowling around to catch rule
breakers at this point, and came up on the crowd. DD and McG have their
offices on the 7th floor I think. Lockhart's office is on the 3rd, being
where DD takes the trio, and Mrs. Norris. Snape I have no explanation for.
His office is in the dungeons as is his house. All I can think of is that he
needed to be in the office to show more tension between himself and Harry.

Cheers,
Steve 

 



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