On Wed, 06 December 2000, "smitster " wrote:

> I'm probably just being picky, but why did Mother Weasley ask this in SS/PS when the family arrived at the station?  I've always had the impression that there was only one platform to board THE train to  Hogwarts.  And from later books, we know that she must already know having been a student there.  Fortunately, little Ginny knows the answer (and she hasn't even been for all we know).  Being excited,  she must have read the letter/ticket.

I simply assumed that Molly Weasley was feigning ignorance, because she knew that Ginny would pipe up with the answer.  Kids love it when they can "show up" their parents.

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