Who's going to betray the Order?

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No: HPFGUIDX 76044

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Geoff Bannister"
<gbannister10 at a...> 
wrote:
> Having followed this thread for a long period, can I ask a silly 
> question?
> 
> Where does the idea of having a betrayal come from in the first 
> place? Also, I have been trying to find when the thread originated; 
> anyone know when...
> 
> Geoff


I think the seeds for it were planted a long time ago.
When I joined the list (before OoP), there was time to
trawl back through the past posts, a very entertaining and
informative pastime. Various analyses had decided that this
was going to be a war of skirmishes and intelligence, rather than
pitched battles; ergo, spies and  betrayal as obvious plot lines.
So, although there's no canon for up-coming treachery, it is a 
favourite theme. Along the lines of: 'I may be wrong, but I'm
not uncertain.' Gives one the opportunity to vent feelings on
certain unfavourite characters.

I strongly recommend going back in the listings to anyone who 
has recently joined; the quality of some of those posts is very,
very high. (One gem I particularly like is No.40044, The Spying 
Game Part ll - I want you to DIE, Mr Potter. *Very* long, but good.)
Yes, I know it takes all of our time and effort to keep up with the
current postings, but most of the current pre-OoP topics have been
sliced, diced and digested long since. Repetition does not add charm
in most instances, though new slants keep emerging, proving once
again that suspicion and paranoia are alive and well on  HPfGU.

Kneasy