Boggarts & the Passage to Honeydukes

[horridporrid03]

No: HPFGUIDX 143041

> >>CH3ed:
> <snip of boggart questions 'cause this is where I usually shrug    
> and say "it's magic?">   
> 3. Why is there a secret passage from Hogwarts to Honeydukes'      
> cellar? I guess we won't hear any story about it as it doesn't     
> seem significant. I'm just curious of the story behind it.

Betsy Hp:
Since Hogwarts was founded during a time when Muggles were 
persecuting wizards and witches, and it was put (I think 
deliberately, IIRC) in a very out-of-the-way place, and it was built 
as a fortress type castle rather than a princess type castle (can 
actually be locked down in times of trouble), I always liked to 
think that the various secret passages have to do with siege 
escapes.  

That the tunnel leads into the town of Hogsmeade, into a cellar that 
could easily pre-date the building sitting on top of it, makes me 
think it was specifically built for students to escape if the castle 
was ever compromised.  And the tunnel is a secret because for the 
castle to be compromised would require a betrayal from inside.  
Which makes me think it was probably placed there by Slytherin, 
which is why current staff know nothing about it.

No canon of course, but it sounds good, yeah? <g>

> >>CH3ed: 
> 4. And how did Ron know to run breathlessly into Snape's office to 
> tell Snape that the Marauders' Map was a toy he got from Zonko's   
> and bailed Harry out? Harry was caught by Snape just after he     
> cleared the hidden passage. Ron shouldn't have known where Harry   
> went, ay? 

Betsy Hp:
Because Ron's not an idiot and he and Harry and Hermione knew that 
when Draco went running back to the castle to report the illegal 
presence of Harry's head in Hogsmeade the person he'd report it to 
would be Snape.  And since Ron had been a student under Snape for 
three years by this time, I'm sure he realized that Harry's pockets 
would be turned out and the map taken.  He did have some time to 
figure a story out while racing from Hogsmeade to Hogwarts.  And he 
is a son of Molly Weasley so I'm sure he's pretty good liar when he 
needs to be.  Not to mention living all of his life under the 
Weasley twins who are probably masters at the art of talking their 
way out of trouble.  At least, IMO.  (Now if it'd been *Hermione* 
coming up with all that, I'd have raised an eyebrow.  No way an only 
child could come up with that sort of story under that sort of 
pressure.  No way.)

Betsy Hp