Vulnerable to Attack! (Was Re: Platform 9 and 3/4)

[mhbobbin]

No: HPFGUIDX 112666

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Eustace_Scrubb" <dk59us at y...> 
wrote:
> > Karen adds:
> > 
> > I think platform 9 3/4 is a very protected place because
> everybodies 
> > children are on that platform for 7 years of thelr lives.  I 
cannot 
> > see the DE's attacking a place where their offspring might end up
> in 
> > the cross fire.  
> > 
> <snip>
> > IMO - The platform 9 3/4 needs to be a safe place guarded by 
> > something only the Department of Mysteries knows about.
> > 
> > Karen
> 
> Eustace_Scrubb now:
> 
> I would agree that this would make sense.  But only if the train
> itself was also protected between London and Hogsmeade.
> 
> But the trip to school in POA makes me wonder how true this could 
be.
>  The dementors board the train to search for Sirius Black.  Why do
> they think Sirius Black could have gotten on the train if it's so 
well
> protected?
> 
> Conversely, if there was no real chance that Sirius Black was on 
the
> train, why were the dementors on the train?  Was that just a cover
> story?  Was Umbridge or someone else already after Harry?
> 
> It seems to me that if the platform and train are relatively
> invulnerable, the dementor visit makes no sense.  If they're not, I
> think we can expect the DEs to try to explot the vulnerability
> sometime in HBP or Book 7.

> mhbobbin:
I can't find any explanation for why Harry, Hermione and the Weasely 
kids take the Knight Bus back to Hogwarts after Christmas in OotP . 
As Harry remained at Hogwarts during previous four Christmas 
vacations, we've not been shown what the normal routine to return to 
school is but ostensibly it would be the Hogwarts Express. There are 
no other students on the Knight Bus with them.

  The Order of the Phoenix thought the Hogwarts Express was safe 
enough for Harry to travel to Hogwarts at the beginning of the 
school year, but in January, Lupin and Tonks escort Harry and the 
kids back via the Knight Bus. Either it is because the Order wants 
to ensure there is an escort with Harry all the way to Hogwarts 
because they consider the Hogwarts Express / Platform 9 3/4 to be 
vulnerable or they think Harry would be too vulnerable to attack 
between Grimauld Square and King's Cross.  Maybe the concern is that 
the Hogwarts Express leaves at a scheduled time, therefore the Death 
Eaters would know and would be waiting. Maybe their paranoia has 
increased since September.

It is interesting how paranoid the Phoenix members are about attack 
in Grimmauld Square, between Grimmauld Square and anyplace else, and 
between Privet Drive and Grimmauld Square. Very alert. Clearly they 
feel vulnerable to attack or being detected. I'm pretty surprised 
they haven't been attacked already--ostensibly in the first LV war, 
members  did come under attack while on the move.  I suspect that we 
will see such attacks...I'm already scared.

mhbobbin