Marauders and Lord Voldemort

[Amey Chinchorkar]

No: HPFGUIDX 109155

-	RMM
-	I believe Black was reckless, I believe James Potter was reckless, I
-	believe that Pettigrew was reckless, and I believe Lupin was reckless.
-	I believe all of the Marauders were reckless.
-	I believe they all dabbled in the Dark Arts.

Amey:
They were reckless, I believe you (except maybe wormtail, he is not reckless he is fan)

But I cant really agree with you about Dark Arts. We know they all (James, Sirius and Lupin) hated Dark Arts. James, we get many instances. Sirius, because he got out of his parents’ house and also 
'Yeah,' said Sirius. 'Stupid idiot
 he joined the Death Eaters.', 
and 
'Come on, Harry, haven't you seen enough of this house to tell what kind of wizards my family were?' said Sirius testily.
Aren’t these proof enough that he hated Dark Arts?  

Also as for his teaching them, when he had the time to dabble into Dark Arts, travel far and wide and taech in Hogwarts? I believe


-	Heck, Hermione, Harry and Ron are in their second year and they are
-	already dabbling in the dark arts (Polyjuice Potion).

Amey:
Polyjuice Potion is never mentioned as a piece of Dark Art or else Dumbledore would have told Harry in CoS. Will Dumbledore want Harry to practice some Dark Magic? Polyjuice Potion is useful enough that Harry might consider using it again, if it is Dark Art, Dumbledore can’t take that risk.


-	How about the Marauders?  Those rule breakers and daredevils?
-	Do you think that they wouldn't be attracted to the powerful magic
-	wielded by this mysterious DADA teacher?  Absolutely.
-	What did Lupin say of Dumbledore?  Did he not keep secrets from him?
-	Did not the Marauders become Animagi illegally?

-	And only a Teacher would have access to such a degree as to make
-	disciples of them.
-	Thus, it is evident, that Lord Voldemort taught DADA at Hogwarts
-	between the years 1976 and 1979, and many of the Slytherins and the
-	Marauders became his disciples, until some of them saw what he really
-	was.

Amey:
You are forgetting one important thing:

“>From what I found out after he died, he got in so far, then panicked about what he was being asked to do and tried to back out. Well, you don't just hand in your resignation to Voldemort. It's a lifetime of service or death.'” (PoA)

So, how come the Marauders came out without a scratch? If Voldemort taught them Dark Arts and they were even half brilliant than we can see from the Map, they would be prime target for him. “Didn't want another Dark Lord competing with him.” did he???

Amey



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