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Re: "He's at Hogwarts." Camilla Send a noteboard - 04/08/2010 11:52:55 PM
While I agree that this is an excellent bit of misdirection, on this go around, I have to wonder how exactly this news got around.

According to the book, the guards told Fudge that he was muttering in his sleep... but aren't the only guards dementors? Do they talk?

I can't remember if they do in later books or not, but I mostly seem to remember them as not being too fond of vocalizing.


I have been wondering about that, too.
It would be an excellent question to ask Rowling if anyone were to bump into her at some point. It bugs me.
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I don't know the answer, but a good place to look would be... (book 4 spoilers) - 05/08/2010 12:33:20 AM 1345 Views
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OK. I don't like how one-sided the Slytherins are. - 08/08/2010 02:30:22 PM 1429 Views
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For Quidditch fans, this is probably the best book. - 03/08/2010 05:38:49 PM 1308 Views
spoilers in headlines, mister! - 03/08/2010 05:43:22 PM 1401 Views
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Plotting and writing. - 04/08/2010 04:18:52 PM 1258 Views
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Other thoughts. *NM* - 04/08/2010 04:19:15 PM 865 Views
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Ah, yes, my bad. - 05/08/2010 04:02:26 PM 1314 Views
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killing - 05/08/2010 02:48:33 PM 1254 Views
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Plotting and writing. - 06/08/2010 05:04:14 PM 1183 Views
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And everything else you noticed and want to comment on. *NM* - 06/08/2010 05:04:46 PM 777 Views
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How good a book is this - compared to the rest of the series, and compared to YA books in general? *NM* - 28/07/2010 01:19:06 PM 747 Views
I'd say it is one of the best in the series - 02/08/2010 10:23:49 AM 1258 Views
Absolutely. - 05/08/2010 08:15:20 PM 1404 Views
More of a question, really - 01/08/2010 10:40:23 PM 1329 Views
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Oh, got it. - 02/08/2010 03:12:47 PM 1354 Views
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The problem came down to actually doing the work. - 02/08/2010 03:54:21 PM 1320 Views
I never had any. - 03/08/2010 03:25:07 PM 1289 Views
I'm finding this one more difficult to discuss. - 03/08/2010 05:38:01 PM 1308 Views
Apparently you are not alone in that. - 03/08/2010 05:48:13 PM 1442 Views
I suppose this is more or less the right place for this. - 04/08/2010 11:59:45 PM 1390 Views
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I had totally forgotten about that choir and the Ray Bradbury reference. - 05/08/2010 12:37:09 AM 1221 Views
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Possibly? It's the witches in Macbeth. *NM* - 05/08/2010 08:36:20 AM 686 Views
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Suggestions for the re-read. - 28/07/2010 06:14:49 PM 1444 Views
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I knew I was gonna forget something. - 28/07/2010 06:55:50 PM 1418 Views
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<Tattoos "Poor Impulse Control" on your forehead> - 29/07/2010 11:00:07 AM 1421 Views
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