[HPforGrownups] Re: Is Petunia magical?/Mrs. Figg

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No: HPFGUIDX 160489

Jordan Abel:
> But unplottable is a specific charm, being "very magical" doesn't
> cover it. I thought it was quite clear that when being unplottable was
> brought up it was the _other_ schools (durmstrang and beauxbatons)
> that were being discussed.

Sarah:
Hogwarts has been plotted on the Marauder's Map, hasn't it?

JA:
> That doesn't seem apparent at all, please explain further

Sarah:
Umbridge had the fireplaces all shut down or monitored in OOTP, so
Harry broke in to use hers.

JA:
> Where do you get that from? There's no reason to think that _any_ of
> the protections on Hogwarts haven't been in place for a thousand
> years. And it certainly doesn't follow from anything you've said in
> this discussion.

Sarah
Many protections in HBP are new.  The Daily Prophet has a story about
them, and it's later confirmed by Dumbledore, Tonks, Hagrid, etc.
Maybe you are only speaking about the protections Hermione has read
about in Hogwarts, A History and mentions in PS, but because there is
so much extra security for the second war it's easy to imagine
heightened security for the first war, Grindelwald conflict, and so
on.  There were also Dementors guarding the castle during POA, and the
escort system during COS, so security does change with the times.

JA:
> Is there actually any canon evidence that a phoenix can do this at
> all? I thought it was just a fanfiction thing.

Sarah:
I've never seen a phoenix perform a version of "Side-along Apparition"
but he does fly with several people holding on to his tail.  According
to Hagrid, Dumbledore likes to use thestrals when he doesn't want to
Apparate.

JA:
> Or maybe there's no "anti-flying ward" - just Dobby messing with the car.

Sarah:
In HBP there seem to be enchantments against flying on to the grounds,
which Dumbledore must undo on his way back from the cave.  I don't
know if they'd likewise prevent flying away from the grounds.  In any
case the twins flew away on brooms and Harry and the gang flew away on
thestrals during OOTP.

Sarah