who will betray the Order?

[ghinghapuss]

No: HPFGUIDX 82743

Well said! We are looking for someone who is supposed to be 
nice, and close enough to Harry for him to take the betrayal 
personally.  I'd say the candidates are: Dumbledore, Hagrid,  
Hermione, Lupin, Molly and Ron.  Any others?  Most of you know 
which one I'd pick.

Jennifer said:
So far, the only "spy" we have experience with is Barty Crouch Jr. 
How well did JKR do in preventing his cover from being blown? Who 
suspected him early on and why? Is there anyone who was not 
completely fooled? I was...


Now me:
Personally I think the betrayal will come from more than one source.

Yes, there is a spy, currently dishing out information to LV and his 
army (or what's left of them).  I believe it to be either Lupin, (but 
I'm still not convinced) Tonks (but we really don't know much about 
her yet), or Snape playing a double agent.

But the bigger, personal betrayal of Harry will come from Ron, who 
IMO, is destined to replay the role of Leonties in the only other 
story with a 'Hermione' in it.  Shakespeare's The Winter's Tale.  In 
The Winter's Tale we have a triangle of two men and one women: a 
husband `Leonties' (Ron crushing badly) who is insanely jealous of a 
fictional love affair he perceives to exist between his 'wife' 
(Hermoine) and their mutual best friend (Harry).  The set-up is 
perfect.  The seeds of Ron's jealously of Harry have already been 
laid throughout the 5 books, and I believe the Quiddich match in Book 
5 will be the straw that breaks the camels back.  Ron is going to 
begin to question why his two best friends could not be at his cup 
winning game.  Remember, his winning and holding the Quiddich House 
Cup was in his fantasy in the Mirror of Irised, for Harry and 
Hermione not to be there, even though they have a valid excuse, is 
going to really hurt when he spends the summer dwelling on it.  
Potent stuff.  Love triangle jealousy can create a nasty mess.  I 
hate to think of what Ron can do to hurt Harry.

Although, if the 3 friends survive they to the end of Book 7 they 
will make-up and live happly ever after of course.

Mandy