Thoughts I couldn’t stop myself from having

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?

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4 responses to “Thoughts I couldn’t stop myself from having”

  1. CapitalistImperialistPig Avatar

    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.

  2. Ross Smith Avatar
    Ross Smith

    Um, because Google hadn’t been invented yet? The book takes place in 1996.

  3. zoss Avatar

    how does one “wonder vaguely”?

    Can you imagine the google buttons?

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