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Why did Harry Potter behave like this to Lupin?
Because he knows that Lupin is a werewolf because of Hermione.
Hermione: He's a werewolf! That's why he's been missing classes.
Lupin: How long have you known?
Hermione: Since Professor Snape set the ...
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How does Harry Potter save himself from the dementors?
There is no "first timeline"; there's only one timeline, in which Harry has always saved himself from the Dementors.
"I knew I could do it this time," said Harry, "because I'...
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Appearance of a boggart to someone who is most afraid of boggarts
If someone is afraid of boggarts and since nobody knows what exactly a boggart look like, it is possible that boggart will take the shape as they imagine. If you assume it to be a fearing creature, it ...
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Why did Harry and Hermione have to worry about being seen?
I could answer why they didn't want to be seen in the first place, but your question is specifically why they didn't want to be seen "when they were invisible anyway", to which the answer is simply: ...
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Why do dementors attack Harry during the Quidditch match?
Why do dementors attack Harry during the Quidditch match?
Well, dementors feed on the happiness of other people, and leave them with sad memories after they suck out all the happiness. Since ...
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How long is two rolls of parchment within Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban?
I couldn't find a definitive answer for you, but the wizarding world tends to use more old-fashioned units and technologies. Foolscap folio was the traditional writing paper size prior to the ...
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Appearance of a boggart to someone who is most afraid of boggarts
I would guess it will keep it's regular appearance. It has one, since Moody can recognize one through the wall in the 5th book, and it was not transformed since it was not seeing Moody atm.
Check the ...
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Where was Hermione's time turner after the Prisoner of Azkaban?
She returned it.
Hermione Granger got one from Professor McGonagall to attend more classes in her third year than time would allow. Since McGonagall made her swear to not tell anyone about it, she ...
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If Harry still had the tracer on him, why didn't the ministry pick up his 'Lumos maxima' charm?
There are a couple of reasons why didn't the Ministry pick him up.
There are many rules in real life, but usually, authorities relax those rules in certain cases like when the deed is not that serious ...
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Why do dementors attack Harry during the Quidditch match?
Dementors: The dementors are a phantom species who, as their name suggests, gradually deprive human minds of happiness and intelligence.
In Prisoner of Azkaban, the dementors are attracted to the ...
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How does Harry Potter save himself from the dementors?
I don't think I'll be able to explain the theory of time travel in my answer but it all comes down to Temporal Paradox
Time travel creates a timeline which doesn't have a starting or an ending point (...
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Did the other teachers know that Hermione had a Time-Turner?
DUMBLEDORE
Mysterious thing, time. Powerful.
And, when meddled with...
dangerous. Sirius Black is in the
topmost cell of the Dark Tower.
(to Hermione)
You know the laws, Miss Granger.
You must not be ...
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What's the significance of camera going through glass in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)?
Well there is no particularly significance in these shots, they are just done in a director's vision & style.
About a year ago I binged all the movies after not watching them for years and yes, I ...
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What's the significance of camera going through glass in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)?
My personal opinion? Glass acts as a natural barrier separating one person from others; despite being able to see each other through transparent glass, there's an even more poignant feeling of ...
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Why does Harry only make use of time travel in The Prisoner of Azkaban?
Going by the other answer that says it can't outrun the sun, so, no more than 24 hours. There's still the question, why didn't they go back and save Sirius from his death. Lets assume that it was ...
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Why does Harry only make use of time travel in The Prisoner of Azkaban?
They were destroyed.
In the scene in the Department of Ministries in OotP we hear that they are destroyed (this is from the book).
The baby-headed Death Eater was screaming and banging into things,...
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Why did Harry Potter behave like this to Lupin?
Because a werewolf has no control over themselves if they turn.
However, some of the worst effects can be mitigated by consuming Wolfsbane Potion, which allows a werewolf to retain his or her human ...
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Why does Harry only make use of time travel in The Prisoner of Azkaban?
It's obviously not possible because even if they killed Voldemort when he was Tom riddle in the past, He would live on in the present time because the time turner only alters the events never changes ...
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Why did a Dementor try to take Harry's soul in the train?
The dementor was never trying to give harry the kiss. the same thing happened to harry as happened to everyone else: he relived his bad memories and felt cold. This was not an attempt to kiss harry. ...
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Did the other teachers know that Hermione had a Time-Turner?
Probably not.
Obviously, from Rahul's answer, we know that Dumbledore knew. However, there was no reason other teachers had to know about the Time-Turner. For all they knew, Hermione just walked in ...
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What were the Dementors doing to Harry and what exactly is the "Dementor's Kiss"?
During Prisoner of Azkaban, the Dementors were supposed to guard Hogwarts Grounds against Sirius Black. Evidently, they went to the trouble of checking the train which was occupied by Harry, and they ...
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Why did Harry and Hermione have to worry about being seen?
I believe the book mentions serious consequences. On Pottermore:
Firstly, I had Dumbledore and Hermione emphasise how dangerous it would be to be seen in the past, to remind the reader that there ...
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Why does Harry only make use of time travel in The Prisoner of Azkaban?
While other answers provide good logic for how time travel perhaps works in 'The Prisoner of Azkaban', there may be more insight into the matter...
While some fans have rejected as canon for various ...
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