Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (novel)/Headscratchers: Difference between revisions

** It's particularly stupid in that there's no need to send ''any'' of the students ''anywhere''. The entire student body (save Hermione) is already all in one place, and the entire faculty is there too. The only thing Dumbledore needs to do take one or two of the more combat-capable teachers with him on a troll-hunting party, while McGonagall stays behind with the rest of the faculty and everybody keeps their wands pointed at the door. Which they charm shut after Dumbledore leaves. Shazoom. Everybody's on lockdown in a definitely safe place, guarded by the majority of the staff, while a hand-picked troll-hunting posse does its job. This is far better than the canon plan of 'the students are all dispersaed to maybe-safe places, guarded only by student prefects, while the staff splits up all over hell's half acre.'