OotP: Chapter 35 - SPOILER: DA vs DE

[glory]

No: HPFGUIDX 62621

Spoilers ahead ... 
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Chapter 35, 'Beyond The Veil': In discussions with a friend of mine about the battle between 'The Order' and DA vs. the Death Eaters that begins in this chapter and my friend raised a very interesting point. Why is it, that while fighting against DA and co. the DE's don't use Unforgiveables? I mean, they've already been outed as DE's, they don't really have anything to lose and they're trying to fight their way out against some pesky opposition, so why didn't they just AK the lot of them and escape?

Were they specifically told not to kill? Even after the Prophecy recording had been destroyed? It seems unlikely, considering the lengths DE's have gone to in the past. Or perhaps not all DE's can perform AK?

Apologies if this has already been discussed.


Glory
xox


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