Some More Potential OoP Flints (also posted on HPfGU)

[Kaitlin]

Phyllis wrote:
> 4.	Someone on the main HPfGU list astutely mentioned that the 
> entire Hogwarts student body should know that Harry can conjure a 
> Patronus since he did so at the Gryffindor-Ravenclaw Quidditch 
match 
> in PoA.  I found it also odd that the question Lupin asks Harry to 
> verify his identify when the Guard comes to Privet Drive is "What 
> form does your patronus take?"  when there are lots of other people 
> other than Harry (most notably, sons of DEs such as Malfoy, Crabbe 
> and Goyle) who also know this information.

I don't think he had his Patronus fully developed at the point of the 
Gryffindor-Ravenclaw match.  As it says on page 262 of the US version 
of PoA, "Something silver-white, something enormous, erupted from the 
end of his wand.  He knew it had shot directly at the dementors but 
didn't pause to watch..."  Also, on page 263, it says that Malfoy, 
Crabbe and Goyle were wearing "long, black hooded robes," so it is 
possible that they themselves couldn't see the Patronus very well.

> 5.	There are fifty witches and wizards at Harry's hearing, and 
> Arthur indicates his belief that this constitutes the entire 
> Wizengamot.  However, at Karkaroff's hearing in GoF, there were 
over 
> 200 witches and wizards in attendance.

Maybe the other 150+ wizards were spectators?

~Kaitlin