How did Black get into Hogwarts in PoA? (Was: Dumbledore on the Dursleys . .

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No: HPFGUIDX 151686

> >>Annemehr:
> <major snip> 
> On the other hand, in the beginning of Ch. 14 (269), after Sirius
> Black had gotten into Gryffindor Tower with Neville's stolen
> passwords, Professor Flitwick taught the front doors to           
> recognize "a large picture of Sirius Black."  After this, though, 
> there is no mention of Sirius even trying to enter.
> So, no, I don't see any problem with Sirius getting into the      
> castle, no matter which form he took.  Huge dogs can learn how to 
> open doors, and Scottish castle doors are not likely to open with 
> door*knobs* like the ones on many of our houses.

Betsy Hp:
Just to add to that, there are any number of beasties within the 
castle that like to get out for a bit of romp on their own.  
Crookshanks is one familiar we know of, but other cat familiars 
probably like to get out for a night-time hunt as well.  Ron never 
kept Scabbers in a cage, so there's another roaming creature. (Not 
to mention McGonagall in cat form.)  

If the front doors are magical enough to be trained to keep a 
certain person out, I don't think it's a stretch to think that they 
may well open for domesticated animals that might not be able to 
handle the doors on their own.

Betsy Hp