Goblins/Flitwick and involvement in the OoTP

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>>Marcela:
>I also wonder why Dumbledore has not used Flitwick as a liason 
speaker with the Goblins -at least it wasn't mentioned in OoTP...<

Betsy:
Maybe the Goblins have no truck with half-breeds.  There's nothing 
saying Wizards have a corner on the prejudice market.  Plus, 
Dumbledore has Bill Weasley working on the Goblin front, so it is 
being covered.

>>Chys:
>I was wondering why/if, is Flitwick in the Order at all?
<snip>
>If he's not in the order then he wouldn't be a good liason speaker, 
would he?<

Betsy:
IIRC the only members of the Hogwarts staff belonging to the Order 
are Snape, McGonagall, Hagrid, and of course, Dumbledore. (I'm not 
including various DADA professors, 'cause they come and go so darn 
quickly. *g*) Which of course would be an excellent reason to not 
use Flitwick as a liaison.

I've long wondered if one of the staff won't suddenly turn traitor 
towards the end of the books, as Quirrill did.  No canon or 
anything, just an idle thought. 

(It's also one of the reasons I think the obstacle course at the end 
of PS/SS was a trap to catch a DE rather than a learning experience 
for Harry.  All the staff were involved in setting up the gauntlet, 
and Dumbledore obviously doesn't trust all the staff.)

Betsy