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** I've always thought that it was the mix of a few main things: A) As stated above, Dumbledore knew things weren't going to be sunshine and rainbows for Harry, but didn't know the extend of it until it was too late. It may have been worsened by the fact that it was the early 80s and they did not have our current child-rearing standard, plus Dumbledore, being born in the 19th century, may not have realized how bad it could be for Harry to be raised in those conditions. B) He may have estimated that the protection that it would bring Harry (meaning, not being in constant life-thretening danger from former Death Eaters/of Voldemort coming back and taking his guardian by surprise) outweighed the bad it would bring. C) Dumbledore may not have had a lot of other choices. Thinking about it, he needed someone both powerful enough that they would be able to defend Harry (which take out the Weasleys, even if they weren't in the Order yet and Hagrid for example), loyal enough that he was sure they wouldn't betray Harry (which take out Snape, and since the child's secret guardian just betrayed him, Dumbledore would have been rightly suspicious of basically anyone) and wasn't a big target of their own, so they wouldn't be likely to put Harry in even more danger than he already was (which take out most of the Powerful people in the Order, like Maugrey or the Longbottoms, who had already some BIG target on themselves). Short of taking him in himself, he really didn't have so many choices, thinking about it...
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** In the book it's implied that Dumbledore WANTED the kids to be able to unlock it in the 1st place. It's like he knows Voldmort is in the castle and he's after the stone.
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**I always thought that it was a sign that Quirrel had tried to enter earlier and hadn't closed the door correctly behind him. This would explain why at other times when they try the door they can't open it: Snape must have shut it close every time he caught it open after one of Quirrel's tries. (And a basic spell to close a door is Collaporta or something like that, I'm pretty sure that Hermione use it when they fist meet Fluffy (or I'm I being confused by fanon?)
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*** My theory is that Rowling created Slughorn in part to show it was possible to be a Slytherin and still be a basically decent person. Snape may be a hero, but he's still a jerk.
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** Umbridge's tenure at Hogwarts happened when the Ministry was doubling down on denying Voldemort's return, and they took control of the school, stripping Dumbledore of the power to get rid of her. With the other examples, those teachers had reason to fear Dumbledore's intervention if he suspected anything awry.
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** Another explanation is that, while "squib" may be the most technically correct term, people in the wizarding world do occasionally use the word "muggle" when referring to squibs. In the real world, that kind of imprecision in language is common, particularly when it comes to stigmatized social categories.
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** Peter’s death comes about when he shows genuine consideration, however small, of a debt he owes to Harry for saving his life. He valued bravery such that he was ultimately sorted into Gryffindor, and he did align with James and the rest while he was at school. He may be a traitorous and self-serving coward, but he wasn’t totally heartless. And, it had been roughly a decade since his betrayal of the Potters, and it was a relatively innocent circumstance on the train. He probably figured it wouldn’t kill him to do something nice for once.
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*** No, Dumbledore knew right from the start that the Dursleys wouldn't treat Harry well. He outright admits it in ''Order of the Phoenix.'' Granted, Dumbledore may not have realized ''how'' dark and difficult those years would be, but it still makes no sense that he a) didn't keep an eye on Harry growing up; or b) didn't intervene after Book 1 when he realized just how bad things were.
--> '''Dumbledore:''' You had suffered. I knew you would when I left you on your aunt and uncle's doorstep. I knew I was condemning you to ten dark and difficult years.
--> '''Dumbledore:''' You had suffered. I knew you would when I left you on your aunt and uncle's doorstep. I knew I was condemning you to ten dark and difficult years.
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** All of this assumes that Flamel could either create an unlimited amount of elixir with the Stone or could create more Stones. Given that nobody else has ever duplicated the Stone it's probably extraordinarily difficult to make even with Flamel's knowledge, and there may very well be limits to how much elixir the Stone could produce.
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** Or maybe the elixer has to be custom-made for each individual.
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** It's different for the various areas of the U.K. This Troper grew up in Scotland, where "Guising" was a big thing even in the 70's and 80's and it was common to see groups of kids dressed up in disguises tramping up and down the streets (with hollowed-out turnip lanterns, would you believe…). Maybe there was a large local Scottish ex-pat contingent? (Or, more likely, J.K. was living in Scotland at the time of writing and had the Scottish Halloween tradition in mind).
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** It's different for the various areas of the U.K. This Troper grew up in Scotland, where "Guising" was a big thing even in the 70's and 80's and it was common to see groups of kids dressed up in disguises tramping up and down the streets (with hollowed-out turnip lanterns, would you believe…).believe…). Maybe there was a large local Scottish ex-pat contingent? (Or, more likely, J.K. was living in Scotland at the time of writing and had the Scottish Halloween tradition in mind).
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** One possible way of putting it is that the Hat sends you to the House that will best enable you to grow. Usually that's the House that matches your dominant personality traits, but perhaps sometimes it's the opposite and you're put in the House that represents what you most ''lack''. Perhaps the Hat saw a shy, fragile, nerd girl and sent her to Gryffindor to learn courage and boldness.
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** To be charitable to Dumbledore, he likely assumed that the Dursleys were decent enough people to comprehend what he wrote in that letter to them when he dropped off Harry on their doorstep, and that they would take him in and raise him as a surrogate son. He's a decent person, and the books outright state (if not show it with his eclectic hiring process) that he sees the best in everyone because of that decency; and knowing who he used to be in his youth, very significant coming from him. He also likely thought Petunia would have enough in her heart to accept her sister's son as her own, for Petunia ''did'' write to Dumbledore begging to go to Hogwarts as we learn later on. The fact that he tragically misunderstood the Dursleys character is not lost on this Troper, and Dumbledore [[LampshadeHanging Lampshades]] this in ''The Order of the Phoenix'' when he admits his mistakes are bigger than an ordinary man's. And probably by the time Harry was picked up for Hogwarts, it was far too late to undo the blood charm or whatever magical protections Dumbledore invoked when he left Harry with the Dursleys.
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** Voldemort was likely planning for the future. He's obsessed with living forever, so he would want the Stone for when he does get his body back.
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** Err...what? We really don't. Head out onto the streets on Halloween and you MIGHT see the odd group of young kids or people heading to parties but no where close to American Halloween. As a Brit who spent time in the US I can tell you honestly they're not the same. Also Vernon mostly saw adults, generally speaking adults don't dress up for Halloween except for parties.
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** Err...what? We really don't. Head out onto the streets on Halloween and you MIGHT see the odd group of young kids or people heading to parties but no where nowhere close to American Halloween. As a Brit who spent time in the US I can tell you honestly honestly, they're not the same. Also Also, Vernon mostly saw adults, generally speaking adults don't dress up for Halloween except for parties.
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* I actually had an idea about why Ron has to use Charlie's wand. In the first book, Percy is described as having new robes and an owl of his own as a present for becoming prefect. Considering that the family gets most things second-hand, including clothes, this probably represented a larger cost than was usual for the Weasleys. Of course, Molly and Arthur had the money for a trip to visit Charlie over the holidays that year, but maybe that was due to a bonus or something, and not money they already had. In second year, the five Weasley children at Hogwarts needed full sets of Lockhart's (very expensive) books. Sure, I don't doubt that they got as many as possible second-hand, and Harry gave them the books Lockhart gave him, and I'm sure at least Fred and George shared books, but that's still quite a drain on their finances. Not to mention the matter of Arthur's fine... My point being, years 1 and 2 had circumstances that put a larger than normal drain on the Weasley family's finaces.
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** It might also be in part due to Trelawney's prophecy. Harry (and potentially Neville, but his circumstances were different) was foretold to have power that Voldemort didn't. The series makes it sound like love's protection isn't unheard of, so perhaps the protection only works against the killer and prospective victims in the first place (in Harry's case, Voldemort versus the school; in Lily's case, Voldemort versus specifically Harry). It's not like Harry was indestructible, since we see him break limbs as well as come close to death several times. Voldemort just likes killing and probably almost never gave people the choice to live in place of their loved ones, and combined with the prophecy being so specific that it could only apply to Harry or Neville, that could have made the protection more potent.
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** Considering who he was talking to (fellow First-Years, some from Muggle families), he may have used the term 'all Muggle' to simplify things, and started using the term 'Squib' later on once he was sure they knew what a Squib is, without then having to explain what he meant.
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** The answer to this question is (surprisingly) common sense. The Death Eaters were unaware of Voldemort's Horcruxes, so for all they knew when their dark marks signaled his demise he was dead with no chance of coming back. This means that he would not be there to save them, and thus they had to save themselves when the ministry inevitably rounded them up. Discontinuing any hostilities and saying that "the Dark Lord kept them imperiused and now that he is dead they are finally free" was a much more sensible plan than just fighting and either dying or marking themselves as willing followers of the Dark Lord. Of course the Wizengamot could have pushed for veritaserum questioning or similar stuff, but they could have also declared that "clearly, even their pure blood could not protect them from the Imperius of He Who Must Not Be Named, because we know he was very powerful, so we should not upset those poor men who were forced to act against their will by questioning them further"; it is very probable that the bribes mentioned in the story went towards making the judges choose the latter option.
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** The answer to this question is (surprisingly) common sense. The Death Eaters were unaware of Voldemort's Horcruxes, so for all they knew when their dark marks signaled his demise he was dead with no chance of coming back. This means that he would not be there to save them, and thus they had to save themselves when the ministry Ministry inevitably rounded them up. Discontinuing any hostilities and saying that "the Dark Lord kept them imperiused and now that he is dead they are finally free" was a much more sensible plan than just fighting and either dying or marking themselves as willing followers of the Dark Lord. Of course the Wizengamot could have pushed for veritaserum questioning or similar stuff, but they could have also declared that "clearly, even their pure blood could not protect them from the Imperius of He Who Must Not Be Named, because we know he was very powerful, so we should not upset those poor men who were forced to act against their will by questioning them further"; it is very probable that the bribes mentioned in the story went towards making the judges choose the latter option.
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* At the end of the book, Dumbledore is diverted from the school by a false request to come to the ministry. He leaves in the morning and doesn't get back until well after nightfall. ''How''!? How could he possibly have taken all day to get to the ministry, realize it was a trick, and get back? He didn't fly all the way there and back by broomstick, did he? Why would he do that when there are no fewer than ''three'' methods of instant transportation he had easy access to: apparition, floo powder, and portkeys. Snape obviously knew that Quirrel was up to ''something'' given those heated arguments he had with him that allowed us to believe Snape was the bad guy, and surely he would have warned Dumbledore of such, so why in the seven Hells would he keep away from Hogwarts for such a long time?
* At the end of the book, Dumbledore is diverted from the school by a false request to come to the ministry. He leaves in the morning and doesn't get back until well after nightfall. ''How''!? How could he possibly have taken all day to get to the ministry, realize it was a trick, and get back? He didn't fly all the way there and back by broomstick, did he? Why would he do that when there are no fewer than ''three'' methods of instant transportation he had easy access to: apparition, floo powder, and portkeys. Snape obviously knew that Quirrel was up to ''something'' given those heated arguments he had with him that allowed us to believe Snape was the bad guy, and surely he would have warned Dumbledore of such, so why in the seven Hells would he keep away from Hogwarts for such a long time?
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* In the book, Neville says “My family thought I was all Muggle for years.” However, in the next book, we learn that non-magical people born to magical parents are called Squibs, and Neville says “Everyone knows I’m almost a Squib.” So why did he use the term “Muggle”, since he’s from a Wizarding family. An out-of universe would be that JK Rowling hadn’t come up with the name Squib yet until the second book, but what about an IN-universe answer?
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** They would have been safe from Aragog and the rest as long as they stayed on the path. As long as they stayed on the path nothing Hagrid knew about would hurt them, unless they provoked it. The point about the unknown unicorn killer still stands. It was stupid, but without the unknown factor it would have been a reasonably safe. Perhaps the walk through the forest was Filch's idea and Hagrid hadn't let enough people know about unicorn killer, given [[GoodCannotComprehendEvil he's of the opinion that even monsters that kill each other can be tamed and given that he knows about unicorns hadn't assumed a ''human'' would be drinking their blood.]]
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** They would have been safe from Aragog and the rest as long as they stayed on the path. As long as they stayed on the path nothing Hagrid knew about would hurt them, unless they provoked it. The point about the unknown unicorn killer still stands. It was stupid, but without the unknown factor it would have been a reasonably safe. Perhaps the walk through the forest was Filch's idea and Hagrid hadn't let enough people know about unicorn killer, given [[GoodCannotComprehendEvil he's of the opinion that even monsters that kill each other can be tamed and given that he knows about unicorns hadn't assumed a ''human'' would be drinking their blood.]]
