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   Message 130,594 of 130,933   
   Timothy Bruening to Kevin Karpenske   
   Re: PoA Harry Potter Broomstick Spoiler    
   16 Jul 16 00:05:55   
   
   From: tsbrueni@dcn.davis.ca.us   
      
   On Monday, January 13, 2003 at 11:09:51 PM UTC-8, Kevin Karpenske wrote:   
   > Tim Bruening  wrote in   
   > news:3E2396FD.FB3BFC6@pop.dcn.davis.ca.us:   
   >   
   > >> As per the book, the broom was purchased in Harry's name while the   
   > >> money was taken from Sirius' vault. IMHO, the above scenario is the   
   > >> best fit for that.   
   > >   
   > > But given that Sirius Black supposedly helped to kill Harry Potter's   
   > > parents, I would expect the Owl Office and the MoM to go berserk when   
   > > Harry Potter uses Sirius Black's money to buy a broomstick, and   
   > > question Potter vigorously to find out if he knows where Sirius Black   
   > > is.  I would find it highly suspicious if a teenager used the money of   
   > > a man who murdered his parents to buy an expensive car!   
   >   
   > I was actually think about that very idea - a potentially interesting   
   > plot device, IMHO.   
   >   
   > Harry is faced with a decision - the MoM tells him that he must either   
   > tell them how the broom was purchased in his name using Sirius' money,   
   > or else give up the broom and face further investigation.   
      
   Hermione and McGonagal did suspect that Sirius had sent the broomstick.  Did   
   they pass their suspicions on to the MoM?   
      
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