"Now, what's the platform number?"

Okay.

Been forever -- I know. Sorry. Been going through a personal crisis. . . . Still going through a personal crisis, but whatever.

I'm re-reading the Harry Potter series to try and cheer myself up, and I stumbled across this oddity in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone.

As Harry is wandering through King's Cross Station trying to find a way onto the platform, he comes across the Weasley family -- this is common Potter knowledge. But did you ever pay attention to the question Mrs. Weasley asks?

"Now, what's the platform number?"

REALLY?!


1. Mrs. Weasley, you went to Hogwarts. It shouldn't be that hard to remember.

2. Your BROTHERS went to Hogwarts with you, so you had more of a chance to be on the platform than others, especially if they were older or younger than you. Just saying.

3. You have SEVEN kids.You're bringing kid #6 to the platform for the first time. This means you've been taking your kids to the SAME platform you used as a kid for YEARS.

4. It's the same platform every year.

5. It's an odd (weird) number -- easy to remember.


How on earth do you not remember the platform number?!

Come on Mrs. Weasley. You're better than this. If you can make Chuck Norris eat his vegetables, surely you can remember the platform to the Hogwarts Express is Platform 9 and 3/4.
     Just saying.