1) Not sure, I did read it really fast, but the sword came from the Sorting Hat. Only a true Gryffindor could have pulled it out, maybe it just appears in the hat when it's needed?
2) No idea, would have to reread.
3) Maybe they couldn't anticipate what he was going to say in time to do the spells? Didn't realize how fast the capture would be?
I really need to slow down and reread it at a more normal pace to catch some of the details. I did not jump ahead and read the end first, which was hard for me, so I read it as fast as I possibly could.
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