Some OOTP Questions

[Richard Jones]

No: HPFGUIDX 124956



I've started to reread OOTP and I have some questions I hope you can 
all help me with.  (I tried to do some searches but didn't get 
anything.)

(1) Owl Post.  The owls get from the Ministry and the Burrow to 
Harry's house in Little Whinging within minutes — faster than owls 
can really fly.  So how does owl post work exactly?

(2) Why wasn't Ginny affected by the music box that made everyone 
else sleepy?  (OOTP ch. 6, p. 115 US ed.)

(3) The Twins.  Molly says after Ron is made Prefect "That's everyone 
in the family!"  (OOTP 9/163) Is that just a set up for George's joke 
("What are Fred and I, next door neighbors?") or is it something more?

(4) The Boggart.  Mad-Eye looks at the boggart in the desk draw with 
his magic eye.  So he saw it in its "pure" form.  But in POA Lupin 
said no one had ever seen what a boggart really looks like.

(5) The Guard.  Why was only Arthur walking Harry to the Ministry for 
his hearing (OOTP 7/122) when they such a big deal about having a 
guard (and advanced guard) to get Harry to 12 Grimmauld Place and to 
the train station?

(6) Elevators in the Ministry.  Why do they need so many elevators 
(lifts) inside the Ministry, and why are there crowds waiting for 
them?  Couldn't most of the people just apparate?  That is how Arthur 
normally gets to work.  I could see people with large packages maybe 
not able to apparate, but couldn't most people?

Richard Jones