Stupid Question about the Vanishing Cabinet

[deborahhbbrd]

No: HPFGUIDX 141738

Constance Vigilance quotes puzzling bits:


> houyhnhnm:
> 
> Ch. 8 in CoS. It is the same time that Harry discovered Filch's
> Kwikspell course after being dragged into Filch's office for
tracking mud.
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> Filch was looking triumphant.
> "That vanishing cabinet was extremely valuable," he was saying
> gleefully to Mrs. Norris. "We'll have Peeves out this time, my sweet--"
> [...]
> Nearly Headless Nick came gliding out of a classroom. Behind him,
> Harry could see the wreckage of a large black and gold cabinet that
> appeared to have been dropped from a great height.
> "I persuaded Peeves to drop it right over Filch's office," said Nick
> eagerly. "Thought it might distract him--" 
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>


>CV, confused:

>If the vanishing cabinet was turned into wreckage in CoS, how could
Fredngeorge have >pushed Montegue into it three books later? 



Deborah, now:

Whatever Filch's personality may be, he is skilled at restoring
slashed portraits - without magic, too, since he isn't up to it,
Kwikspell courses notwithstanding. So he would have the ability to
restore the valuable cabinet ... and he would have reported it broken
in order to get rid of Peeves; not that he succeeded there!

And I suspect that he couldn't ... all the poltergeist lore serves to
indicate that the source of the bangings, throwings, breakings and
destructive outbursts in general can be traced to a disturbed
teenager. Think of the latent power available at Hogwarts! The place
is Poltergeist Paradise ...