Dumbledore's past

[banjoken at optonline.net]

No: HPFGUIDX 21250

> I see Voldy securing Azkaban as his base of operations, and 
> then doing a raid on MOM (stil locked in deep official denial of 
> the Dark Lord's return) with all the advantages of surprise, and 
>taking as hostage a large number of MOM officials, including 
>Cornelius Fudge, Diggory, etc. as well as - teh emotional kicker - 
>Percy and Arthur Weasley.  They are all taken to Azkaban and held 
>hostage under sadistic Dementor guards.  Dumbledore organizes a 
>rescue operation headed by the two wizards who have mastered the 
>Patronus charm: Remus Lupin & Harry Potter.

This doesn't really seem like Voldemort's style. He seems to like 
working more in secret. I don't see him doing a big raid like that. 
First, it would require quite a few DE's, and I'm sure he doesn't 
want to give away so many identities. Also, he wouldn't really want 
hostages. He'd rather just kill them (or try to make them DE's), IMHO.

Ken