Harry's bed (Was: A sandwich)

[sbursztynski]

No: HPFGUIDX 179046

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Geoff Bannister" <gbannister10 at ...> wrote:
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> --- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "sbursztynski" <greatraven@> wrote:
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> > --- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Carol" <justcarol67@> wrote:
> > >
> > > -> I agree that there would be fewer students at Hogwarts because the
> > > Muggle-borns weren't attending
> > 
> > Sue: Actually, I noticed a glitch here. Dean Thomas is on the run because of being 
> Muggle-
> > born, but for some reason, JKR seems to have forgotten that Colin Creevey was also 
> > Muggle-born and killed the poor kid off in the Battle of Hogwarts!
> 
> Geoff:
> Is there a glitch here? As far as Dean is concerned, I think not... I just l
> ooked at "The Lost Diadem" (UK edition between pp.460-468) and without 
> trying to quote overlarge chunks, the relevant bits seem to be as follows:
> 
> Neville comes through Ariana's portrait (p.460) and takes the Trio 
> back into a room Harry does not recognise.
> 
> On the way:
> "Well it got more difficult as time went on," said Neville. "We lost Luna 
> at Christmas and Ginny never came back after Easter" (p.463)
> 
> When they reach their destination:
> '"Where are we?" 
> "Room of Requirement, of course!" said Neville.' (p.465)
> 
> "And the Carrows can't get in?" asked Harry looking round for the door.
> "No," said Seamus Finnigan, whom Harry had not recognised until he 
> spoke: Seamus' face was bruised and puffy.' (p.465)
> 
> So we see the Hogwarts students hiding out in the RoR. Then:
> 
> '"Look"," Harry began, without knowing what he was going to say but it 
> did not matter: the tunnel door had just opened behind him.
> "We got your message, Neville! Hello you three, I thought you must be 
> here!"
> It was Luna and Dean. Seamus gave a great roar of delight and ran to 
> hug his best friend.
> "Hi everyone!" said Luna happily, "Oh, it's great to be back!"
> "Luna," said Harry distractedly, "what are you doing here? How did you-?"
> "I sent for her," said Neville holding up the fake Galleon. "I promised her 
> and Ginny that if you turned up I'd let them know." (p.468)
> 
> This surely explains the presence of Dean and Luna. It is possible that 
> Colin returned in a similar fashion....

Sue:

Yes, it's entirely possible, but not the impression I got. He was shooed away by  an 
irritated Professor McGonagall, along with the all other under-age kids, when he tried to 
stay. I don't think it's anything as complicated as his coming back with the Galleon, or why 
wasn't he mentioned in the group of kids coming in through the portrait? I think JKR was 
tired and had a deadline and wrote something that she might later have noticed and said, 
"Whoops!" It wouldn't be the first time. (THAT was probably when she had Hagrid saying 
he had to return to motorbike to Sirius Black in PS and then, in POA, saying Sirius had told 
him to keep it! ;-D)
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