[HPforGrownups] Questions about the Original Order, DEs, etc.

[Kelly Grosskreutz]

No: HPFGUIDX 69630

greatlit2003 wrote:

> Here is a list of the people who were killed the year Harry was born:
>
> Evan Rosier, alleged friend of Snape's and fellow DE. He bit off
> Moody's nose. (why did JKR name him Evan? So closely related to
> Lily's name...)
>
> Wilkes, another alleged Snape friend and DE (don't know gender)
>
> Regulus Black, who was killed by DEs on V-mort's orders
>
I thought Rosier and Wilkes were killed after Harry's birth.  Regulus was
before, not sure how far before.
>
> Moody showed Harry a photo of the Original Order, and pointed out who
> had died. If you follow the above timeline, the photo was taken
> between 1978-1980. Once again, why so many deaths in that particular
> time period? Could this be the reason why Snape hates Harry so much?
> Was there a whole war over Harry, with a lot of casaulties?
>
I have the feeling there were so many deaths partly because of Peter.  He
had been passing information to Voldemort for over a year.  That would fit
all those people from the picture being killed in this time period.  We know
that Peter knew all the people in the picture since he was in it.  How easy
it would be to betray them and their families to Voldemort?  For the record,
it was somewhere in this time that Snape switched sides as well.  We don't
know why at the moment, but I'm willing to bet it was after Regulus was
killed.  I see Regulus and the circumstances surrounding his death as being
important and perhaps influential to Snape, who may already have been
questioning his allegiance.  This at least would let him know in no
uncertain terms that you don't just walk up to the Dark Lord and say you
want out.

I do think once Trelawny gave her prophecy and both sides knew at least a
portion of it, the war escalated.  Nothing to back me up as of yet; it just
feels right.

Kelly Grosskreutz
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