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<DIV><BR><BR>I often mention that if Dumbledore were a D&D wizard with even
half, <BR>even a quarter of the power level that we have been given to
<BR>understand that Dumbledore has, he would have Detects (Detect Evil,
<BR>Detect Illusion, Detect Disguise, etc) running constantly. Detects <BR>must
be a hell of a lot more expensive in JKR's universe than in D&D
<BR>universe. However, for all the years that Scabbers was a boring but <BR>good
pet rat to Ron Weasley, Percy before him, and maybe Bill or <BR>Charlie before
that (chronology!), the only Detect that would have <BR>detected him is Detect
Transformed Being.<BR><BR>^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face="Franklin Gothic Medium" size=4>We are told that Percy used to
own Scabbers, right? And Fred and George had the map for ages. On
Lupin's desk, the map revealed Peter's real name, not Scabbers. Wouldn't
F&G have noticed this before, and knew something wasn't right? I
really don't think they'd let that mystery go without
investigating?<BR><BR>Just a thought.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Franklin Gothic Medium" size=4>:)<BR>Dee</FONT></DIV>
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