witches of the world (was: Lavender vs Hermione)

[Michael Perry]

No: HPFGUIDX 160448

Magpie:

> No, nobody forced them--nobody forced the Trio to drug food either.  But
> being stupid isn't a crime--drugging food can be.  I mean, it's only
natural
> that someone less naturally suspicious or more greedy is going to fall for
> cons more often than another person.

Michael Perry:
Might I point out... only in the movie were they hovering. In the book they
were on the banister.

These are 2 dudes who have just come from the most scrumptious feast of the
year... and they see two hovering cupcakes. Duh! How many of us have eaten
stuff that's hovering in the air?  Or even stuff that's sitting on a
banister? We can only assume there's a spell on them to make already full
greed-misters think these look good to eat. (At HW's, goodies outside the
dining facility would be assumed to be stuff lying in a trash can to the
rest of us.)

Why not just hit them with some sort of sleep spell?

Basically, it's a way to make this formula work. W/o bits of Crabb and
Goyle, it won't work. By having them eat this sort of stuff is much like
having the tongue tied toffee work. Dudley couldn't resist, though he was
terrified of the person offering the treat.