Evil Hermione

[Renee]

No: HPFGUIDX 154964

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "sistermagpie" <belviso at ...> wrote:
>
>  
> > Renee:
> > And I don't understand this comment. "These things don't happen" - 
> you
> > mean, kids aren't interrogated before the Wizengamot? Harry was. 
> Which
> > shows what the Ministery is capable of.
> 
> Magpie:
> No, it means you're not talking about the book if you're talking 
> about what might have happened even though it's not brought up on 
> the page.  There's lots of "what ifs" we can imagine in the books, 
> but they're not canon as potential consequences.
> 
Renee:
That works two ways. If I can't say they happen, you can't say that
they won't.

(sorry for the very short post)