...questions on transportation

[The Eighth Weasley]

No: HPFGUIDX 131310

Steve (bboyminn) wrote:

> Certainly, it would be a huge flaw in the story if Harry could 
have fully traveled to 12 Grimmauld Place from Gryffindor Fireplace 
or Umbridge's fireplace. If true, he would have just entered the 
house and searched for Sirius himself. Since he didn't and since we have never seen anyone Floo Travel into or out of a student area of the castle, and since there have been situations where if it could 
be done,  it certainly would have been done, we must reasonable conclude that it can't be done. <

Eighth writes:

It's also quite possible that Harry was following inhibitions, that
his own hesitancy was preventing him from doing more than he thought
was allowed. Remember that when he tells Sirius and Remus that Snape
stopped his Occlumency lessons, Sirius stands up and says, "I'm 
coming over right now," and whenever I envision that scene, Sirius 
is moving towards the fireplace as if he's going to Floo in. He can certainly stick his head in the fireplace; perhaps the only reason 
he didn't try to actually visit Harry before was for an easier 
escape? Could that be the same reason why Harry didn't go physically in search of Sirius? Or maybe he didn't know he *could* use the Floo to get there.

Sorry if that's a little scattered.

Eighth