questions on transportation

[Steve]

No: HPFGUIDX 131289

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, Ms Mo Me <fauntine_80 at y...> wrote:
> <Geoff:
> <I don't see why this is odd?
> 
> <Using a portkey and using the fireplace Floo network
> <to speak to <someone (rather than travelling there) seems to
> <happen in a number of places, why not Hogwarts?
> 
> <Surely the only thing which cannot be achieved in
> <and out of the school is Apparating?
> 
> <Perhaps I am missing the thrust of your question?

> Mo: 
> 
> Oops, I'm sorry, I didn't make my question clearer. 
> The reason I find it odd is because Sirius says he
> broke into someone's house to use their fireplace. 
> That would essentially mean, that any wizard could use
> any floo fireplace and get into Hogwarts without any
> security measures.  ...
> 
> ~Mo


bboyminn:

I have another response elsewhere in this thread that expands on what
I'm going to say here.

Sirius may have broken into a house with a Floo fireplace, and that
fireplace may allow travel and communication, but that doesn't mean
the Hogwarts fireplaces have to allow BOTH travel and communication.

I suspect the Hogwarts (especially student) fireplaces are limited by
Communication Only Charms/Spells. So while Sirius could get out of his
fireplace, again that doesn't mean he could get into the Hogwarts
fireplace.

Given the overall flow of the stories, it seems reasonable that most
Hogwarts fires are restricted to Communication Only even though no one
 flat-out says it.


Steve/bboyminn