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Why did Dumorne put the mental whamy on when he did?
SerScot:
Harry was surprised by Justine’s actions. He didn’t see something coming it happened in a flash. Normal when he left…Elaine under the mental whamy when he got home.
Why?
What changed that made Justin move so suddenly that Harry perceived nothing out of the ordinary until he got home. That doesn’t sound planned it sounds rushed… desperate. What happened that prompted Justin to move precipitously rather than slowly put the whamy on Eleane and Harry over time so they didn’t knowit was coming?
We’ve seen that the slow whams are the best. This was pretty clearly a desperate act.
Discuss.
Mira:
We've talked a lot about this of late, and I am wondering if Justin enthralled her at all. There are a few things that don't add up and it is possible that she was only acting enthralled.
SerScot:
--- Quote from: Mira on December 19, 2023, 06:27:10 PM ---
We've talked a lot about this of late, and I am wondering if Justin enthralled her at all. There are a few things that don't add up and it is possible that she was only acting enthralled.
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Even if she wasn’t enthralled he was planning to act against Harry. Why… then? Why the clumsy action with poor preparation?
Mira:
--- Quote from: SerScot on December 19, 2023, 08:47:48 PM ---Even if she wasn’t enthralled he was planning to act against Harry. Why… then? Why the clumsy action with poor preparation?
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Over confident perhaps?
g33k:
--- Quote from: SerScot on December 19, 2023, 05:38:25 PM --- ...
What changed that made Justin move so suddenly that Harry perceived nothing out of the ordinary until he got home. That doesn’t sound planned it sounds rushed… desperate.
We’ve seen that the slow whams are the best. This was pretty clearly a desperate act.
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But have we seen that?
I don't think we've seen enough different kinds of Mental Whammy; and wizards, with their highly-versatile magic, probably have multiple kinds of whammy open to them (unlike, say, Ramps or Whamps). We don't know what Justin was doing.
As Mira says, maybe it wasn't even enthrallment...
Elsethread was posed the question: what if it was an attempted Nemfection?
Would young-Harry, half-trained and in a panic, have even known the difference?
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