[HPforGrownups] Re: Hitler Alive! ...Student Dead!

[Magda Grantwich]

No: HPFGUIDX 115539

>> Magda: 
>> No, I completely disagree with that.  None of the pureblood 
>> types we've seen so far seem bright enough to get their heads 
>> around the idea of following a halfblood leader.  Except for 
>> Lucius, who might be playing his own game.  Raising doubts 
>> about Voldemort's status can only hurt DE recruitment, if it's 
>> going on.  And I don't understand how it would make things harder 
>> for Harry.
> 
> Pippin:
>  The rap on Muggleborns and Halfbloods is that they can't be 
> trusted, so pointing out that the notorious criminal Voldemort is a
> halfblood isn't going to do the halfblood cause any good. To 
> most of  the wizards, even the purebloods like Sirius's parents, 
> Voldemort is no longer regarded as a  hero and  DE recruitment 
> isn't voluntary this time around,  according to Sirius.  Voldemort 
> isn't passing out leaflets, he's using tricks, jinxes and blackmail
> -- at least on his fellow wizards. 

Magda again:

Welll, it would show that Voldemort is lying and that this scary
bogey-man image that he's created for himself and that the wizarding
world fears so much is nothing but a lie.  That would deflate VOldy's
image more than somewhat in the WW.  It's hard to be mindlessly
terrified of someone who used to be a Head Boy at Hogwarts.  

And I don't think that halfbloods would suddenly become the focus of
irrational WW suspicion or dislike.  Everyone thinks Voldemort's a
pureblood and there hasn't been a corresponding hatred of purebloods
in the WW, no indication that people are taking out anti-Voldemort
feeling on purebloods.  So I still disagree here.

> Pippin:
> Wizards who are willing to serve Voldemort despite knowing the 
> criminal nature of his enterprise aren't going to throw in the
> towel just because Master is a halfblood. Bella was a little shaken

> by Harry's announcement, but she's not going to quit just because 
> Master's pedigree is tainted. Where would she go? Back to her 
> nice cell in Azkaban?

Never said it would.  I referred to recruitment, not to current DE
members although I cited their intelligence level as an indication of
what kind of intellect usually became a DE.  And there's no way that
recruitment is completely involuntary this time around - you can't
have all your old-time sincere DE's supervising reluctant newbie DE's
activities; eventually nobody would get anything.  You've got to have
at least some enthusiasm for the job.
 
> Pippin:
> Dumbledore is trying to get the wizards to stop making racial 
> distinctions. It would look very bad if he started acting like they
> were important. Hermione would be completely disgusted with 
> him (and so would I). 

No, actually he'd be pointing out that Voldemort is a liar and
hypocrite as I said above.  Racial distinctions won't die out any
faster by ignoring the truth.  And it's not like Dumbledore would be
making comments about how much better it would be to be a pureblood
Dark Lord than a halfblood one.  He'd simply be identifying
Voldemort's true identify.

After all, if Dumbledore can call him "Tom", why can't other people? 
Would you really fear an Evil Overlord named "Tom"?  Wouldn't you
feel like a prat if you did?

Magda

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