Who was on duty?

[annemehr]

No: HPFGUIDX 91873

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "capehoneysuckle"
<capehoneysuckle at e...> wrote:

Honey:
> When Harry and Co. arrive at the MOM to save Sirius, the security desk
> is deserted.<snip>
What happened to Eric Munch or his
> co-worker? A member of the OOP should have been on-duty at the door of
> the DoM as well. What happened to him or her?

Annemehr:
As for MoM security, I don't know how the DEs cleared them out of the
way, but we do know there are at least three DEs with experience with
the MoM: Rookwood, the ex-Unspeakable; Macnair, who was with the Dept.
for the Disposal of Dangerous Creatures; and Malfoy, who was around
all the time although he didn't work there.  They would have been able
to work out a plan, I'm sure.

I'm not at all sure that there was a guard from the Order there at
night anymore.  Their cover was blown with Voldemort and nearly with
the MoM, too.  First Sturgis Podmore was presumably Imperioed into
trying to steal the prophecy for Voldemort, and later Arthur Weasley
was attacked by the Volde!Snake, which could see through the
invisibility cloak, by the way.  I think that's why Dumbledore was so
adamant that Harry learn Occlumency -- because he could no longer
prevent Harry's entry into the DoM by stationing a guard there.

'Course, I could be wrong!  ;-)

Annemehr