For Nora, death was simply a case of being in the wrong place at the wrong time.
Much like Tequila, parolee Joe was caught in the line of the law thanks to being in the wrong place at the wrong time.
Harry finds himself at the wrong place at the wrong time more than once and because of a unique magical gift, most of the students suspect that he is is the culprit behind the attacks.
All around the castle people are being petrified, literally turned into stone-like monuments by an unseen force and poor Harry has the misfortune of being in the wrong place at the wrong time on more than one occasion.
Of course, not all stings can be prevented - sometimes just being in the wrong place at the wrong time is all it takes.
