[HPforGrownups] Re: What Came First: Task or Cabinet? - The Plan v1 & v

[Anne Neville]

No: HPFGUIDX 157649

>
> Carol responds:
> ...Aunt Bellatrix taught Draco Occlumency to thwart Snape's
> "interference, so it's quite possible that she's in on the plan, and
> someone Imperio'd Rosmerta and gave her the coin that Draco uses to
> communicate with her....
>







How likely is it that Draco himself could manage to cast and maintain an
Imperio curse on Rosemerta for months at a time? That seems like quite
advanced magic for a 16 year old - even a very motivated one - to maintain
for a very long time. I had the impression from GOF/Moody that controlling
and maintaining the Imperio curse took some effort, even when the subject
was standing right at the tip of your wand. Or is Draco a much stronger
wizard than we'd been led to believe in past books?

I'm rereading the last three books now, but can't for the life of me
remember whether it is explicitly stated in HBP that Draco gave up his
prefect duties, and if so, what excuse he gave. Are all 5th year prefects
automatically 6th year prefects?

By the way, I'm new on the list. Thanks for having me.

AnneNeville


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