Side apparating to Grimmauld Place (was Re: Conflicts, cheats and credibility

[mooseming]

--- In the_old_crowd at yahoogroups.com, "Tim Regan" <dumbledad at ...> 
wrote:
>
> Hi All.
> 
> Jo replied to my rambling thoughts about the logical 
inconsistencies of
> Snape's tongue tied curse that Dung pointed out:
> 
> >>> Snape is tongue tied so someone says 'just take me there' and 
Snape
> shakes his head, no need for explanations just assume it's another 
booby
> trap <<<
> 
> Sorry Jo I don't understand. 
> 
> N.B. How often have I thought that sentence recently ;-)
> 
> Are you saying that the tongue tie curse means that Snape needn't 
take the
> Death Eaters to Grimmauld Place since he can feign the inability 
to explain
> the extent of the curse? If so I agree, but only from Snape's 
perspective.
> As far as the Order know he is evil, and would have no desire to 
feign an
> inability to apparate there. They need a curse that prevents Snape
> apparating onto the front doorstep with Death Eaters in tow and I 
just
> cannot see what makes them think that the tongue tie curse does 
the job?
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Dumbledad.
> 
ah 'twas I that did not understand!

You understood me perfectly, that is what I meant.

As to what the order did to protect themselves from this, well I 
guess we'll just have to make something up. Another activity we'll 
be undertaking often I suspect.

I fear the DH would not be afloat on Theory Bay, far too leaky. We 
may have some fun thinking of increasingly convoluted ways of 
keeping her from sinking with all hands but I *think* she's fatally  
holed below the water line.

Regards
Jo