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Ohhhh, no more discussion. Anything else we can add? Or reply to?
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Great summary and discussion points Serenoli. I hope you did well on your A levels (and get lots of OWLs. )
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He also could have used Legilimens on a guard to get needed passwords, had an agent inside the bank, or used the Crucio curse to make one of the goblins open the vault for him, followed by a really good memory charm. There's one evil wizard with a disappointingly large amount of resources.
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BTW, would Quirrel-Voldy have all of Voldy's powers? I mean, he only went away for a year, according to Hagrid, would he have time to learn all the Unforgiveables? And, another interesting bit about Quirrell. Now, considering the jinx on the DADA position, this should Quirrel's first year teaching in Hogwarts. But when Hagrid talks about him, its like Quirrel was there before. Notice all the 'scared of his own students' stuff. Now Hagrid may have met the new teacher, but unless he's actually seen Quirrel around Hogwarts, how was he supposed to know all that? (He also hasnt seen Quirrel much after coming back from that trip of his, did he? I mean, it must have been the year just before, surely) Any explanations? As for the flying, Hagrid tells Harry he flew, which is obviously not the same as Apparating. I mean, he probably didnt fly all the way, but he seems to have flown to the island from the mainland at the least.
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You know what else I love about this chapter? Diagon Alley = Diagonally
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But you also don't need a wand to fly a broomstick. Hagrid would be a perfectly good wizard if his wand wasn't in pieces. If I was Hagrid I'd buy another wand and do magic on the sly, but maybe he promised Dumbledore he wouldn't do that. It's not like Hagrid has a problem breaking rules though, typical Gryffindor.
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