My thoughts on some things.......

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No: HPFGUIDX 148359

Adzuroth wrote:  <snip> 
"Hey there! This is my first post on here and I've been itching to 
find out if any of you have some answers to some questions of mine 
as well as opinions to a few of my theories.----
I couldn't help but think that Dumbledore (DD) might have tried 
faked his death. Why else would he have deliberately immobilized 
Harry so he couldn't interfere? I say deliberately because Harry 
couldn't have been between DD and the tower door when DD fired that 
jinx. If he was then Draco would've bumped into him when he walked 
out onto the tower's rooftop.
Although there's no canon for this, it wouldn't be too far-fetched 
to make an illusion of a spell like the killing curse, or perhaps 
casting a different spell with the same visual characteristics as 
Avada Kedavra (which sounds suspiciously like Abracadabra ...... 
anyone know why?)."


CH3ed: 
Hey Adzuroth. Good first post! Well, Harry wasn't in front of the 
door when Draco burst thru because DD motioned him to step aside 
when they both heard footstep running up the stair. So Harry likely 
was against the wall to one side of the door in a position to ambush 
whoever come thru it (tho DD froze him before he had any chance of 
doing that). 

DD was my favorite character in the whole series, so I don't like it 
that he died. But I do think he did die. It just doesn't seem 
Dumbledore-like to fake his own death (and have Harry witness a 3rd 
death before his eyes in 3 years). DD had a long life and his time 
of glory. It just fits that his death would then force Harry to take 
up the torch and go on the offensive against LV. 


Adzuroth wrote:
"One other thing of note is that after DD's "death" Snape could've 
easily killed Harry anytime he wanted to, but chose not to. Anyone 
think they know why?"


CH3ed:
I'm pro DDM!Snape theory so I think Snape was protecting Harry as DD 
would have wanted. This theory says Snape killed DD because that was 
the only way presented by the circumstance to save Harry and Draco 
and Snape (from failing the UV), and to get the DEs out of the 
schoolful of children.


Adzuroth wrote:
"What would have happened if Harry simply refused to compete in the 
Triwizard Tournament? Granted, he was in a magical contract of 
sorts, but since when are minors allowed to enter legally binding 
contracts? If the legal system is different in the magical world, 
and there is no age limit, then what would keep unscrupulous adults 
from getting children to sign all their future earnings over to 
them? Here's another angle for you: Harry could've simply done 
something to get himself disqualified, and he would be out of the 
contract, simple as that."


CH3ed:
I don't think the magical laws and contracts work exactly like their 
real world counterparts. Harry didn't even submit the parchment with 
his name on it to the GoF, in real life that in itself should have 
absolve him of the obligation to compete. Obviously that doesn't 
apply in the magical world terms. There is no age limit to the 
tournament, since that limit was only imposed for the 1st time in 
Book 4, and enforced by DD's age line (and not the GoF itself). 

I guess you're right that Harry intentionally doing something to DQ 
himself might be a legitimate out, but I can't see Harry doing it. 
He is a proud boy. He would rather try to rise to the occasion than 
drop out on technicalities. 


Adzuroth wrote:
"Oh yeah, one other little detail. In the first Triwizard challenge, 
why didn't Harry simply say "accio dragon egg" instead of "accio 
firebolt"? Any of the champions could've done it since there was no 
mention of any spells preventing that. If the dragon was holding 
onto the egg, all one had to do was distract it long enough for the 
dragon to take its claws off the egg, then nail it with the accio 
spell."


CH3ed:
LOL!!! Do you know. I think you've just caught JKR (and loads of us 
readers) right there on 'accio golden egg.' Anyway, I suppose they 
could have stipulate that the contestants have go retrieve the egg 
from its location and not make the egg come to them (tho no such 
rule was made known to us). 


Adzuroth wrote:
"On the fifth book, I have one little question. If Umbridge had the 
first, last, and only word on discipline at Hogwarts, why didn't she 
simply expel Harry?"


CH3ed:
Once she became High Inquisitor she got to enforce all existing 
rules and punishments to the extent she wanted, probably. But she 
was playing catch up most of the time. didn't she? Harry would do 
something, and then Umbridge would out law it when she learns of it, 
but she couldn't enforce the new rules retroactively. And I suspect 
there there are punishment guidelines even the enforcers have to 
abide by (like maximum punishment for certain offenses). 

 
Adzuroth wrote:
"On that note, what happens to a budding young wizard who's 
unfortunate enough to get expelled from Hogwarts? Can they try their 
luck at another school like Durmstrang or Beauxbaton? If their wand 
gets snapped in half, so what? Hagrid had no problems performing 
spells in books one and six (putting the pig tail on Dudley and 
putting out the house fire, 
respectively)."


CH3ed:
I guess they could try other schools or just study at home and get a 
tutor (I think Lupin has done tutoring jobs on and off, not sure 
tho... don't have the books right now). 

CH3ed  :O)