[HPforGrownups] Re: Harry's accio in the cave

[Jeremiah LaFleur]

No: HPFGUIDX 165649

In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com <HPforGrownups%40yahoogroups.com>, "Dondee
Gorski" wrote:
>
> Reading Ceridwen's recent post re:Unbreakable Vows made me think
> about something...
>
> Harry and DD assumed that a real horcrux was at the center of the
> lake in the cave. When Harry's summoning charm did not work was it
> because the potion in the basin would not allow the removal of the
> locket or because the locket was not a real horcrux? If a real
> horcrux had been there would Accio have worked?
>
> It doesn't really matter now that it's all and done with but it's
> an interesting thought.
>
> Cheers, Dondee >^,,^<
>

Mike:
If you're willing to entertain an even more convoluted theory, try
this one. When Harry tried Accio, the inferius that *leaps* out of
the water wasn't really leaping. It was pulled out of the water
because there was a Horcrux in his pocket. That particular inferius
was none other than the now departed but not gone Regulus Arcturus
Black.

We know that a difficult summoning charm can be successful if the
caster concentrates very hard. Learned that from Hermione in GoF.
Well, first off, I don't think Harry was concentrating particularly
hard for this attempt. Second, as soon as Reggie broke the water,
whatever amount of concentration Harry had put into the charm was
gone. <snip>\
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Jeremiah (very intrigued by this...)

Well, where do I being with my response...
Ok, Yes, I think that the Accio spell/charm didn't work because it was not a
Horcrux and it was, indeed a locket, and that was not known to Harry or DD
at the time.

I think DD could not discern  what was in the center of the lake
(precicelsy, mind you... I'm sure he "figured" it was "supposed" to be
there...) and that is why he let Harry do what he did. Not only that, I
think DD was going to show Harry that sometimes the "easiest" of moves are
not the right ones. :) Clever JKR....

Now, Mike. While I respect you idea I think it's very far fetched.
However... well. no. I can't buy it. LOL. Sorry, man. I love thinking out of
the box, though.

But, as a guy just said to me... it might be that the lake has a spell on it
that prevents such a thing from happening and it wouldn't have worked on
anything on the island. (LOL. bird bath... LOL)...


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