Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, p. 194:
Harry wondered vaguely who the Half-Blood Prince had been.
Why didn’t he just Google him?
Thoughts I couldn’t stop myself from having
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July 25th, 2005 at 7:53 am
Silly Sean – the internet and other muggle electronics don’t work at Hogwarts, too much magic in the aire. Still, didn’t Hermione go home for Christmas? You da thunk she could have checked it out then – would’ve got lots of hits too – none helpful though.
July 25th, 2005 at 4:08 pm
Um, because Google hadn’t been invented yet? The book takes place in 1996.
July 26th, 2005 at 9:29 am
how does one “wonder vaguely”?
Can you imagine the google buttons?
July 26th, 2005 at 9:31 am
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