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"Harries?"

Bahaha, I had never thought how to write his name plurally. That's funny.

Unofficial Question A. http://theboard.byu.edu/questions/59349/
Good answer.

Dead Cat wrote:Unofficial Question A. http://theboard.byu.edu/questions/59349/
Good answer.

Oh hey, thanks for posting that. I didn't keep up with the Board while on vacation so I totally missed that. Good answer, HM!

Also, we've started back up again. I just asked question #6 and have the rest ready to go.

I can't find the other Harry Potter question thread right now, so I'm just going to note this here:

I think I disagree with Paperback Writer that the wizards don't have some sort of deal with the post office. Didn't Petunia write a letter to Dumbledore through the regular post and he got it just fine? I'm sure that Muggle parents have arrangements made that they can use owls (I imagine it's one of the things that gets discussed when a professor visits the student for the first time) but they could use regular post. It'd just be less reliable.

And I'm tempted to wear one of my Hufflepuff shirts to the shindig on Friday night, just to make Sky Bones hate me. ;)

I agree with C. I think that the wizards probably have some sort of front address -- St. Mungos would do nicely, and I'm sure there are other "hidden in plain sight" locations scattered about. The wizards there would then forward along the mail by owl. And Muggles would always have the chance to send things by owl, of course.

Also, Sky Bones is a fuddy duddy.

Unofficial Question B: http://theboard.byu.edu/questions/59450/
No answer by HM.
Paperback Writer: good answer, although I agree with C4.
Sky Bones: Lies! Harry Potter is real!

There's a comment or two that say as much on that question. (Probably from one of you guys?) I'm tempted to add, but I'm not sure if I will, that Snape speculates to Lily that there must be wizards working in the Muggle post office.

Is it weird that I remember tiny details like that? And expect everyone else to remember them too? It always throws me off when people miss stuff like that in their answers.

I think this may be a sign that I need to stop relistening to the books so often...

6. http://theboard.byu.edu/questions/59532/
Good answer, but I think there is another possibility. How long did Harry and Ron deal with a broken wand? Under a year, then they replaced it. How long did Hagrid use a broken wand? About 50 years. He couldn't exactly get his wand replaced, so he became very good at using what he had. That's my theory, anyway.

7. http://theboard.byu.edu/questions/59558/
Good answer. I also liked the essay he linked to where it says, "Thus, Lord Voldemort is not only evil, he's wrong."

Dead Cat wrote:6. http://theboard.byu.edu/questions/59532/
Good answer, but I think there is another possibility. How long did Harry and Ron deal with a broken wand? Under a year, then they replaced it. How long did Hagrid use a broken wand? About 50 years. He couldn't exactly get his wand replaced, so he became very good at using what he had. That's my theory, anyway.

Nah, I agree with HM. I'll bet Dumbledore fixed it soon after it snapped, making Hagrid promise that he wouldn't use it except under special circumstances.

Dragon Lady, I still prefer my theory, but I need to check some sources to make sure my soon to be revealed arguments are accurate. Soon, soon.

Anywho,
8. http://theboard.byu.edu/questions/59571/
Good answer.

Okay, I admit it's possible that Dumbledore fixed Hagrid's wand, but there is more to think about. One thing to keep in mind is that it would have to have been at least two years after the wand was broken because Grindelwald still had the Elder Wand then. During that time, Hagrid put the pieces of his wand in the umbrella and tried to use it, with perhaps a little success. After all, "if you are any wizard at all you will be able to channel your magic through almost any instrument" (Deathly Hallows 494). If you try hard and long enough, like the years Hagrid did, the bond between broken wand and wizard would grow, and on the same page as the above quote it says "the best results...must always come where there is a strong affinity between wizard and wand." I believe if Harry had not started using another wand and kept trying to get his first one to work, the broken wand--which would have a broken "mind" or "soul" or whatever--would begin to recognize Harry again and work at least reasonably well, though it would take years of trying, time which he did not have.

Also, Dumbledore led Harry to believe that his wand was permanently broken while they spoke at King's Cross. He only expressed sympathy about Hermione breaking his wand, nothing about his success in repairing Hagrid's wand. Before you start objecting, I know this particular argument is flawed because Dumbledore would have wanted Harry to make his own choices. Still, it's something to think about.

I agree with Dead Cat. I read an awesome fanfic where Hagrid being able to use a broken wand totally saved the day.

Dead Cat wrote:Anywho,
8. http://theboard.byu.edu/questions/59571/
Good answer.

Good answer except…

"Or, they could simply have been willing to fight in the battle because of their hatred of Dumbledore, and thus joined the battle."

In my mind, this means he fails the test. But I know that's just in my mind. And that it was just a typo. But still. This is almost unforgivable.

Dragon Lady wrote:

Dead Cat wrote:Anywho,
8. http://theboard.byu.edu/questions/59571/
Good answer.

Good answer except…

"Or, they could simply have been willing to fight in the battle because of their hatred of Dumbledore, and thus joined the battle."

In my mind, this means he fails the test. But I know that's just in my mind. And that it was just a typo. But still. This is almost unforgivable.

Oh, somehow I missed that. Good catch, though I am in favor of seeing more of what questions you can come up with and how he answers them.

Oh, you'll see all my questions. I'm done asking them. I with with a good even number of … 9. Hrmmm.

But I was ridiculously busy and was having trouble coming up with any that were hard enough I felt had a decent chance of stumping him, but that I still had answers for. So I had to call it quits. So there's only one more. But it's my favorite. I'm thinking that when he's less busy (writing your doctoral dissertation makes you a busy guy) I want him to do the reverse and see if he can stump me. Just so we have an equal test here. I'm no good at coming up with questions, turns out. But I am good at answering them.

Hmm... the typo seems to have magically disappeared. So does this mean that the Board can act like the Party and change the facts whenever they want? Or is it indeed magic by which it is changed?

I was told they were gonna upgrade omniscience to omnipotence to Board 5.0. I know that some of the writers have not yet received it, but at least one webmaster was severely chastised for it at the last Board party. So maybe that has been fixed and Humble Master was able to remove that glaring error from his record so that I could not use it against him. But what he didn't know is that I took a screen shot of it before it was changed. Bwahahaha. His mistake will live on in memory forever!

9. http://theboard.byu.edu/questions/59576/

Ummm… I guess this means I won? The question went way over hours and HM never answered. HE MUST BE STUMPED!

Right?

What think you guys?

I don't like the implications of Humble Master losing.

Otherwise, yes, I think you won.

By the way, is that the answer you were looking for? Or did you have other theories on Voldemort becoming a ghost?