I don’t think this argument is worth it, it looks fairly silly in retrospect. Really, how to classify the puzzle isn’t the important part; what’s important is the outcome I consider favorable. That outcome involves plenty of discussion and theories (I have no complaints in that regard) and then a solution that is better than any of them.
And really, come to think of it, this chapter did deliver on this in some ways. If only because the events of the chapter consisted of several moves, while the theories only tried to predict Harry’s first move. So I feel more content now having thought things over than I was initially. And you are probably right that most ways to “fix” the problem would end up making things worse: most puzzles that people write are bad because they are too hard, not because they are easy.
Anyway, it strikes me that there are more interesting things to discuss, like wondering whether Mr. Hat-&-Cloak is actually Imperiused Flitwick polyjuiced into Lucius Malfoy. So hopefully there is not too much confusion left over on your end.
I don’t think this argument is worth it, it looks fairly silly in retrospect. Really, how to classify the puzzle isn’t the important part; what’s important is the outcome I consider favorable. That outcome involves plenty of discussion and theories (I have no complaints in that regard) and then a solution that is better than any of them.
And really, come to think of it, this chapter did deliver on this in some ways. If only because the events of the chapter consisted of several moves, while the theories only tried to predict Harry’s first move. So I feel more content now having thought things over than I was initially. And you are probably right that most ways to “fix” the problem would end up making things worse: most puzzles that people write are bad because they are too hard, not because they are easy.
Anyway, it strikes me that there are more interesting things to discuss, like wondering whether Mr. Hat-&-Cloak is actually Imperiused Flitwick polyjuiced into Lucius Malfoy. So hopefully there is not too much confusion left over on your end.