Capt DH20, Xenophilius Lovegood - Battle of the Century

[pippin_999]

No: HPFGUIDX 182922

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Steve" <bboyminn at ...> wrote:
>

> If what we have been told is true, then at that moment, Harry
> became traceable AND all the protective enchantment guarding
> Hogwarts BROKE.
> 

Pippin:
Interesting thought. But as the gargoyle outside Dumbledore's office
was unaffected,   the charm-breaking effect had to be extremely local.
Voldemort wouldn't want people to be able to rob Gringotts just by
walking in and saying his name!

Since Snape as headmaster had control over the Hogwarts magical
defenses, it would only be prudent for McGonagall to assume they'd
need strengthening. 

But there would have been little to fear from the name if *everyone*
had followed Dumbledore's example and used it freely. The DE's
couldn't have captured them all. 


Pippin
who only meant to re-read the chapter where Harry is captured, but got
caught up in the story and had to go all the way to the end. <sniff>