"Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince" out tomorrow!

[Kuciwalker]

Because Riddle said he needed to see the headmaster, and hey, I'm a good boy, you don't need to escort me or anything.

[Imran Siddiqui]

And you think this would work, because?

When Harry has to see the headmaster, McGonnigal goes with him (and this is the Boy Who Lived). I doubt Slughorn is going to say, ok, here it is.

[Kuciwalker]

Riddle is Head Boy, he's the headmaster's favorite, he's very in with Slughorn... I don't see why Slughorn would see it as a big deal. Hell, Hermione got Lockhart to sign off on a pass to the Restricted section.

[Imran Siddiqui]

Originally posted by Kuciwalker
Riddle is Head Boy, he's the headmaster's favorite, he's very in with Slughorn... I don't see why Slughorn would see it as a big deal. Hell, Hermione got Lockhart to sign off on a pass to the Restricted section.

Yes, and Lockhart was a twit. I don't see Slughorn just giving up the headmaster's password no matter how much he likes the boy.

I point to Harry again. Harry is the Boy Who Lived. He is the headmaster's favorite. McGonnigal still doesn't just give him the password and say up you go. She says it in front of him, but the password frequently changes and she's with him until he meets the headmaster. Other times, Dumbledore has to give Harry the password. I don't think Slughorn is a ditz like Lockhart, but being a long time professor, more like McGonnigal in accompanying students if they want to see the headmaster.

Especially with Dippet, a Slytherin, in charge. I'm sure that a Slytherin headmaster may be less trusting and thus require many checks.

[Immortal Wombat]

Using anything in the headmaster's office would mean another death before Riddle left Hogwarts. We know that Myrtle was the only person he killed until he went back to murder his father after leaving school, and I remain convinced that he couldn't have used her death to make a horcrux. Bet you anything that neither the hat or the sword are horcruxes.

[Jon Miller]

off subject slightly

one thing I found interesting in book 4 is that Rowling had the son turn out so evil

like at first it seemed like oh, how could he do that to his own family, his own son, a kid

but then it turns out that he is really evil, and carries out evil...

JM

[Nostromo]

Well, well, well. Someone's not doing his job. 600 posts already I bet you'll manage to get to 650 posts before someone notices it.

[lord of the mark]

Originally posted by nostromo
Well, well, well. Someone's not doing his job. 600 posts already I bet you'll manage to get to 650 posts before someone notices it.

damn. The charm on the mods wasnt enough. We should have put the charm on everybody using the board.

[Imran Siddiqui]

one thing I found interesting in book 4 is that Rowling had the son turn out so evil

You mean Percy in Book 5?

The charm on the mods wasnt enough. We should have put the charm on everybody using the board.

[Guynemer]

No, I think he means Barty Crouch, Jr.

[Kuciwalker]

I want to hurt Percy very badly.

[Guynemer]

Percy's just a pompous, social-climbing ass. He's a less personable and less funny version of Slughorn. Harmless.

[Kuciwalker]

Slughorn isn't quite the jackass Percy is. And I don't think Slughorn would really speak against Dumbledore - he has his heart in the right place, mostly, unlike Percy.

[Imran Siddiqui]

Originally posted by Guynemer
No, I think he means Barty Crouch, Jr.

Ah, that son. I keep forgetting about him.


Oh, and Slughorn is a decent guy deep down. He's just ambitious is all. Even good guys can have a good deal of ambition.

[Kuciwalker]

I actually really like Slughorn. He's a cool guy, and seems like a good teacher.