Chapter 6: The Journey from Platform Nine and Three Quarters - Page 2

jammi567 · 09-12-2006, 02:45 PM

And that hex ginny did in HPB.

durinsbane2244 · 09-12-2006, 07:24 PM

ooooooooh, on the train...yeah. definately. sorry, miscommunication...crisis averted...

jammi567 · 09-12-2006, 07:46 PM

That's good.

durinsbane2244 · 09-12-2006, 08:00 PM

yeah. yeah it is. so...anyone wonder about nine and three quarters? just a random number, or meaning?

**Nurvingiel** · 09-12-2006, 08:51 PM

I think Hermione was showing off saying that she had done magic at home. She said she had practiced loads of spells when Ron tried to turn Scabbers yellow. Obviously she was full of dragon dung.

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Originally Posted by durinsbane2244

i'm sure that there was more involved here, as can be seen by future events. for one thing, her parents show up in Diagon Alley in a later book, so they had to have recieved more instructions. maybe even a visit from a professor, like when DD went to see Tom Riddle. i'm sure they sent more than a single letter.

Good point, you're absolutely right.

I'm imagining Dumbledore showing up to a meeting with Mrs and Mr Dursley wearing a pin-striped suit, and them not knowing what to do.

(I love the meeting later when he basically tells them to get bent. Haaaaa. But I'm sure initially, he would have been polite.)

jammi567 · 09-13-2006, 09:40 AM

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Originally Posted by durinsbane2244

yeah. yeah it is. so...anyone wonder about nine and three quarters? just a random number, or meaning?

9 is 3/4 of 12, which is a much used number in the book. *shrugs shoulders* no idea otherwise.

durinsbane2244 · 09-13-2006, 02:53 PM

yeah...well...maybe. i'll give you a maybe. that's all i can do, though...

jammi567 · 09-13-2006, 03:05 PM

Maybe it's to make it more magical. Of course, it is between two platforms....

**Nurvingiel** · 09-13-2006, 03:55 PM

And maybe the barrier is closer to platform 10 than nine, thus 3/4 instead of 1/2.

My old roommate and I had a room that was 3 stairs higher than the second floor, so we called our place floor 2 and 3/16.

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Originally Posted by jammi567

9 is 3/4 of 12, which is a much used number in the book. *shrugs shoulders* no idea otherwise.

That is very clever!

jammi567 · 09-13-2006, 04:04 PM

Elementry my dear Watson, just basic maths.

Butterbeer · 09-13-2006, 05:12 PM

Waton?

we talking some kind of chinese soup?

jammi567 · 09-13-2006, 05:15 PM

edited.

Butterbeer · 09-13-2006, 05:22 PM

edited ?

why?

what did ya write???

jammi567 · 09-13-2006, 05:30 PM

i added a 's' in watson.

Butterbeer · 09-13-2006, 05:33 PM

ah!

i always saw the 3/4 thing as a metaphor between the strictly scientific based rigidity of the world of the muggles and the rather more free-form chaotic rules of magic ...

best, BB

jammi567 · 09-13-2006, 05:41 PM

Interesting, interesting.

durinsbane2244 · 09-13-2006, 07:06 PM

also, it could just be that it was silly and good for a children's book. not EVERYTHING is meaningful and symbollic...

tolkienfan · 09-13-2006, 07:30 PM

I agree about the 9-3/4, I don't think the numbers are really important. It just sounds much more fun and mysterious than 9-1/2.

And, I can't believe I forgot about all the magic on the train rides home.

durinsbane2244 · 09-13-2006, 09:51 PM

SOMEONE AGREES WITH ME! wait, lemme bask in this moment...*basks*

jammi567 · 09-14-2006, 02:18 AM

Add the numbers of Platform 9 3/4 together ... 9+3+4 = 16, and 1+6=7. And seven 'is a magic number' i the hp world.

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durinsbane2244 Dreamweaver Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: The Misty Mountains, where the spirits go... Posts: 3,560	yeah. yeah it is. so...anyone wonder about nine and three quarters? just a random number, or meaning? __________________ Lord, what fools these mortals be! ---------------- We are the music-makers, And we are the dreamers of dreams, Wandering by lone sea-breakers, And sitting by desolate streams; World-losers and world-forsakers, On whom the pale moon gleams: Yet we are the movers and shakers Of the world for ever, it seems. ---------------- Shanti, shanti, shantih...

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durinsbane2244 Dreamweaver Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: The Misty Mountains, where the spirits go... Posts: 3,560	yeah...well...maybe. i'll give you a maybe. that's all i can do, though... __________________ Lord, what fools these mortals be! ---------------- We are the music-makers, And we are the dreamers of dreams, Wandering by lone sea-breakers, And sitting by desolate streams; World-losers and world-forsakers, On whom the pale moon gleams: Yet we are the movers and shakers Of the world for ever, it seems. ---------------- Shanti, shanti, shantih...

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Butterbeer Elf Lord Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: here and there Posts: 3,514	Waton? we talking some kind of chinese soup?

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Butterbeer Elf Lord Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: here and there Posts: 3,514	edited ? why? what did ya write???

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Butterbeer Elf Lord Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: here and there Posts: 3,514	ah! i always saw the 3/4 thing as a metaphor between the strictly scientific based rigidity of the world of the muggles and the rather more free-form chaotic rules of magic ... best, BB

09-13-2006, 05:41 PM	#36
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durinsbane2244 Dreamweaver Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: The Misty Mountains, where the spirits go... Posts: 3,560	also, it could just be that it was silly and good for a children's book. not EVERYTHING is meaningful and symbollic... __________________ Lord, what fools these mortals be! ---------------- We are the music-makers, And we are the dreamers of dreams, Wandering by lone sea-breakers, And sitting by desolate streams; World-losers and world-forsakers, On whom the pale moon gleams: Yet we are the movers and shakers Of the world for ever, it seems. ---------------- Shanti, shanti, shantih...

09-13-2006, 07:30 PM	#38
tolkienfan Elf Lord Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: The Internet Posts: 803	I agree about the 9-3/4, I don't think the numbers are really important. It just sounds much more fun and mysterious than 9-1/2. And, I can't believe I forgot about all the magic on the train rides home. __________________ Don't be hasty! Thanks so much to Last Child of Ungoliant, Twista, and BeardofPants for my avatar!

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09-14-2006, 02:18 AM	#40
jammi567 I'm Eru, and lord of Arda. Join Date: May 2006 Location: southampton, hampshire Posts: 2,609	Add the numbers of Platform 9 3/4 together ... 9+3+4 = 16, and 1+6=7. And seven 'is a magic number' i the hp world. __________________ Vote for me, Jammi567, in the 2008 Entmoot elections, and you will get many of the things we need: free, unbiased, newspapers; a strong alliance with many countries, so that war doesn't start over someone breaking their nose on a doorframe; etc, etc This forum is lonely. It's new and confused, and doesn't have many friends yet. Help today by joining for free, posting, and posting this message and link in your sig. So please, join and help make it feel welcomed and loved.