Who knows? DD knows, that's who.

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No: HPFGUIDX 118017


--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "carolynwhite2" <carolynwhite2 at a...> wrote:

> snip>
> But does it stop at a nod and a wink? Worryingly, of the four people 
> we have had identified as working in the Department of Mysteries 
> (Bode, Croaker, Rookwood, Avery), two are DEs, and a third was easily 
> Imperioed, then murdered. The fourth is unpromisingly 
> called 'Croaker' – who's he destined to talk to?

Kneasy:
Talk to?
Yes, 'croak' can mean harsh speech, but it's much more fun to use
the other meaning - to die, to turn up the tootsies, to snuff it, peg out,
kick the bucket - croak.

And a croaker is a helpful soul who relieves another of the burdens
inherent in shuffling through this vale of tears we call life.
So who's he going to kill? Or has he already? Poor Bode.

> snip>
> What does the Department of Mysteries do anyway? 
>  
> Who is on the circulation list for the analysis reports? Probably not 
> Fudge. A security risk if there ever was one. Bet he's only been 
> cleared for need-to-know, deniable information. But Dumbledore? 
> Probably acts as a specialist advisor, even though he's not formally 
> on the staff.
>  
> And then there are the clandestine research activities. The time 
> room. The brains floating in tanks. The locked room. Could they have 
> finally discovered something more powerful than magic ? DD certainly 
> hints that that's the case: 'a force that is at once more wonderful 
> and more terrible than death, than human intelligence, than the 
> forces of nature.' Crikey; hope they've put in for a Ludicrous Patent 
> up on Level 7.
>  
> And apparently, whatever this force is, our Harry has it in 
> spades: 
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Kneasy:
Seems like the back-room boys are having a blast. Sounds like they've
discovered Bill Gates. Might get it running by the time they get to v5.2
at which time they'll  sue Harry for unauthorised copying.
Might be a silly question, but in GoF they had horns. Assuming this isn't
turning into an Italian Renaissance sex-comedy, what's all that about? 

snip
> It is probably more useful to view the Possession incident rather as 
> a lab test, where DD is checking a hypothesis about the way Harry and 
> Voldemort are likely to interact.
>  
> Look at the calm way he says 'Are you all right?'  to Harry, after 
> the boy has experienced the equivalent of the electric chair. After 
> pulling Harry to his feet, there's not even a brief hug, or manly 
> clap on the shoulder. An  'apparently satisfied' DD moves on promptly 
> to dealing with Fudge. It's a pretty clinical reaction. The outcome 
> of an experiment had been correctly predicted; the subject had 
> responded as expected. 
> 

Kneasy:
A very emotional chap, our Albus - when it suits him.
Remember how terribly cut up  he was about James and Lily:
(McGonagall) "James and Lily...I can't believe it....I  didn't want to
believe it....Oh, Albus..."
"I know...I know..." he said heavily. 
Nice epitaph there, Albus.
Then there was the speech after Cedric's death -
"His death  has affected you all, whether you knew him well or not.."
No 'us' - just 'you'.
DD, you're a brick - or something similar, anyway.

> Carolyn:
> In fact when you think about it, isn't Dumbledore doing rather too 
> well? Effortlessly, it seems he's a step ahead all the time. Sitting 
> up there in his office, sucking sherbet lemons. He's been proved 
> right about Voldie and as a result, can kick ass at the Ministry. 
> They've only lost Sirius so far, who was a liability anyway. The 
> kid's a bit upset, granted, but, hey, welcome to the real world; he 
> needs to grow up. Various key players are all in position – the rat, 
> Snape. He has a good idea who might try to betray him, or be unequal 
> to their task.

Kneasy:
I've said it before, I'll  say it again - he's read the script.  He knows what
is supposed to happen (not the same as does happen - I  reckon the
TWT Portkey was one hell of a shock) but in general terms. He just
tweaks events to make sure things stay on track.

> snip> 
> Over the years these factors have persuaded him to believe the WW is 
> doomed, and the Right Thing, the Best Thing would be to help speed 
> its end. He has laid his plans accordingly. He intends to wake the 
> sleeping dragon under Hogwarts, and whilst it is defending the school 
> in the coming battle against Voldemort, he will destroy the source of 
> all magic that it was guarding.
>

Kneasy:
I like it! Gotterdammerung! Ragnarok! The Fenris Wolf (Lupin), the Great
Serpent (Slytherin), Hagrid as Thor, DD as Odin (Moody would be better; 
never mind), blood everywhere, Hogwarts/Valhalla burns, the Giant Squid
gently poaches to form a sea-food platter with Trevor and the Merpeople,
maybe three survive and then Yggdrasil (the Whomping Willow -  should 
be an ash but who cares?) sprouts again. 
A new world. A satisfyingly cathartic climax. Cue credits.
 
> 
> Carolyn
> Who thinks Kneasy is a bad influence

Tsk, tsk. Why blame me?
As you know I'm totallly opposed to gratuitous violence, calumny and
fanciful theories. You must be thinking of three other fellas.