Lawbreaking Among HP Adult Characters

Cindy C. cynthiaanncoe at home.com
Sat Oct 27 15:57:20 UTC 2001


No: HPFGUIDX 28282

I was musing the other day about whether we might go to Azkaban in 
OoP.  If we did, we'd need a reason to go there, and that got me 
thinking about which adult characters have broken the law and 
committed serious offenses.  JKR has set up a situation in which, in 
addition to Black, a lot of adult characters have impressive rap 
sheets and are candidates for Azkaban:

Dumbledore:  aiding and abetting Black's escape; thwarting Buckbeak's 
execution; encouraging breaking rules on time turner use; use of 
Veritaserum; spreading word of Voldemort's return at MoM and Hogwarts 
(which may break the Code of Wizarding Secrecy); maybe sending envoys 
to the giants.

Snape: Provided the Veritaserum.  Failed to blow the whistle on 
Black.  

McGonagal: Witnessed the Veritaserum.  Also obtained the Time Turner 
for a student, promising only to allow her to use it for her studies.

Molly, Arthur and Bill Weasley: Undermining Fudge at MoM with news of 
Voldemort.

Lupin:  Will soon be collaborating with Black again.

Percy:  Suspected in Crouch's disappearance.

Hagrid:  Illegal dragon breeding.

Charlie:  Assisting in the transport of an illegal dragon.

Cindy (hoping Mundungus Fletcher is a lawyer)





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