Choosing.....Who's taking the easy way out?

[meriaugust]

No: HPFGUIDX 90809

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "lizvega2" <lizvega2 at y...> 
wrote:
> They're all going to have to choose. Jo said it herself as well as 
> through Dumbledore's voice. We saw in OOP how Volderot 
strategizes. 
> The information about Sirius was crucial in getting Harry to the 
> MOM. So, he goes after people's weaknesses. He attacks the area in 
> the person's life that will affect them, or hurt them the most.  
>snips 

> I used to think that Ron would possibly betray Harry in the last 
> book because he's so insecure about money and acclaim. But, I have 
> more faith in him as the books advance. He saw just how big a 
> mistake Percy made when he sided against his parents and the 
order. 
> Hermione will never betray Harry or the Order. She just wouldn't, 
> she's got too much integrity.  
> 
> But, if they aren't likely to betray, then they're targets to be 
> used by volderot, just like Sirius.
> 
> What about the Dursley's? I've always wondered if Petunia herself 
> had the power to invite Voldemort in, if she wanted.. 
> 
> Would the Dursley's betray Harry for the piles of Gold that LV 
would 
> offer them? Or, would the Durley's even merrit an offer? Whould 
they 
> just be killed, as LV must know how much anamosity exists between 
> the Dursley's and Harry.
> 
> Who else?
> 
> Hagrid? About as much chance of becoming a death eater as Minister 
> of Magic!
> 
> Snape? I'm not even gonna touch that one...too greasy!
> 
> McGonagall? She's still got secrets waiting to come out yet, not 
> enough info. 
> 
> The rest of the staff? The astronomy teacher's a suspect, as is 
her 
> class. But, I don't know about the rest of them....
> 
> The other students? Neville? I'd say not a chance in H**l! Neville 
> will prove himself. I have no doubts. 
> 
> The slytherins? Oh, who knows?
> 
> Who else will be given a chance to choose? Who will be usefule to 
> LV? Who will not?

Like you said, LV will attack that point of a person that is 
weakest, in Harry's case, his "saving people thing." Harry, for 
whatever reason (and I am not even going to touch the messiah-
complex theories), has developed into the kind of person that would 
risk his own life to save the life of a loved one. LV knows this, 
and therefore must know that Harry's weak points are those that he 
cares about: Hermione, Ron, the other Weasleys, Hagrid and to some 
extent Neville, possibly even the Dursleys. I think you make another 
good point: these people would probably not actively betray Harry. 
Even Ron, who I suspected would be the traitor in the group, has 
surpassed any expectations of loyalty that even Harry had of him. 
What makes this issue fuzzy, however, is, as you say, the matter of 
choice and the fact that in the WW we know you don't always have 
one. That's right: the old Imperius curse. This brings up the fact 
that we must also worry about the vulnerability of those closest to 
THEM: Mr. Weasly's co-workers, Dr. and Dr. Granger, Olympe Maxime, 
Gran, Uncle Algie and Grawp. Imagine poor old Perkins being paid to 
put the Imperio on Arthur who then puts the Imperio on Ron who then 
leads Harry straight into LV's clutches! JKR's introduction of the 
Imperio has added some interesting ambiguity to the WW, and it will 
be interesting to see what else she does with it. 
Meri