Birdies in the Sky & Other Comm Methods

[Steve]

No: HPFGUIDX 122722


--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "mcdee1980" <mcdee1980 at y...> wrote:

> > 
> > Steve/bboyminn:
> > > So far, we have these methods of communication-
> > > -Owls (***and other birds)
> > > -Floo Talking 
> > > -Living Portraits 
> > > -Flying memos
> > > -Ghosts
> > > -'Birdie' Messenger Charm 
> > > -Fawkes-the Phoenix 
> > > -Two-Way Enchanted Mirrors 
> > > -Various Colored Wand Sparks
> > > -Legilimency
> > > -Patronus 
> > > -Wizard's Wireless 
> > > 
> > >...(examples were snipped from all of the above)...
> > > So, what have I forgotten?

> Lady McBeth Now:
> I think we have forgotten one very important method of 
> communication . . . SCARS! 
> ...Harry's scar is a direct link to LV.  
> ...the Dark Mark a scar as well and it allows LV to communicate or 
> call the Death Eaters.  
> ...DD's scar that is an exact map of the London Underground.  

bboyminn:

OK, I'll give you...

-The Dark Mark (although limited in scope and function, it is
specifically created as a means of communication)
-The Protean-Charmed Galleons (Similar function to the Dark Mark.
Conveys the time and date of the next DA Club Meeting.)

Harry's Scar is another matter. I can't quite say you are wrong, but
at the same time, I can't quite say you are right. The Scar is very
random and uncontrollable, so while information is transferred, it's a
very limited tool. 

That said however, now that Voldemort knows about the scar connection,
he has found a way to make very specific information travel along that
/Scar Channel/. I think this is still very limited, but at the same
time, I could imagine a time when Harry turns the tables. When he
wants Voldemort to receive a message, and Harry concentrates really
hard, and force his message into Voldemort's mind. That would be cool. 

Also, it seems that Harry's Scar is an anomaly; a one-of-a-kind
deviation from what is normal. It's a scar on a person who has
sustained a direct hit by an AK curse and live to tell the tale. No
known person has ever survived a Death Curse, and no known person has
ever had a scar like Harry's. 

Given all this (nudge-nudge-wink-wink), I don't think people will be
trading in their cell phones for curse scars at anytime in the near
future ;).

Dumbledore's scar is another matter. Will it come up again in the
future? Does it have some important role or, was it just a fun bit of
trivia? Will Harry and Dumbledore be lost in London, and Dumbledore
will pull up his robes and refer to the map? Only time will tell.

Just to keep things up-to-date, as suggested by others, I think it's
fair to add House-elves to the list. I personally think House-Elves
are very under-appreciated and under-utilized. I do picture them play
a greater and more important role in the future, and messenger could
very easily be one of those roles.

Final Note: European wizard use Post Owls, but apparently other birds
are used in other parts of the world. Sirius sends Harry messages by
large brightly colored tropical birds. 

Thanks for the suggestions.

Steve/bboyminn