Troll's leg umbrella stand

[amanitamuscaria1]

No: HPFGUIDX 111876

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "potioncat" <willsonkmom at m...> 
wrote:
> AmanitaMuscaria wrote:
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> > The other thing is, why have an umbrella stand there at all? 
> what's 
> > it supposed to hold? Broomsticks? I can't see the sort of people 
> > who'd turn up to visit the Black household arriving disguised as 
> > muggles with umbrellas in hand, ...
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> 
> Potioncat:
> The students use umbrellas when they walk to the Quidditch game in 
> the rain.  Hagrid carries an umbrella.  Though, you wouldn't think 
> wizards and witches would need them.

AmanitaMuscaria again:
Yes, but that's at Hogwarts. We're in the Black household, and I 
can't quite see a line of students trooping up to Mrs. Black's front 
door (though I'm getting a vivid mental picture of their reception!)
Somehow, I can't imagine young Sirius bringing his schoolfriends home 
for tea! Any visitors to the Black's household would use magical 
means, I'd wager.
Cheers. AmanitaMuscaria