Plot holes filled?

[koinonia02 at yahoo.com]

No: HPFGUIDX 16853

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., Amanda Lewanski <editor at t...> wrote:
> He has his enemies arrayed in force, unprepared and unready. He has 
the
> element of surprise, in spades--he's not even in their thoughts, 
he's
> *dead,* the shock of him being alive at all would probably paralyze 
most
> of them for the time he needs to make his move. He would have his
> DeathEaters at his side, so he could expect to be able to do maximum
> damage. He could take the children of families who oppose him, and
> ensure their nonparticipation and/or capitulation.
> 
> I believe, therefore, that the whole plan was something along these
> lines:
> (c) use the portkey to return to the grounds of Hogwarts
> (d) make major offensive action against the gathered, unsuspecting 
might
> of the free world.
> (e) sit back and mop up.


A few things about this plan.  One, Voldemort didn't even know how 
many DE's would return to him.  True, BC Jr has been feeding Voldy 
bits of info on what the DE's were doing and who was likely to 
return.  Still, you think one would be absolutely sure of how big and 
trustworthy his fighting force was.  Two, many of the DE's children 
attend Hogwarts.  Why would they take a chance of their own children 
being harmed?  Can you imagine what would happen if Voldemort showed 
up with the DE's?  People would probably be running and screaming and 
everyone would be in danger.  I don't know if the DE's would have 
gone along with that plan.  Also, Hogwarts isn't without some 
powerful witches and wizards. Dumbledore, Snape, McGonagall (a very, 
very powerful witch according to JKR), Flitwick (there's more to 
him).  Who knows who else was in the crowd?  Voldemort didn't seem in 
any hurry to go to Hogwarts.  Surely after Harry and Cedric 
disappeared Dumbledore started to put two and two together.  
Dumbledore was probably making his own plans.

Still, I wouldn't put it past Voldemort to attempt such a thing.

Koinonia