Goblins/Flitwick and involvement in the OoTP

[finwitch]

No: HPFGUIDX 127378


 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 totally forgot about that. I do think Goblins are more 
prejudiced, 
> they seem more haughty that others, aside from the centaurs. At 
least 
> they are willing to deal with wizards as if they are equals.
 
Finwitch:

Willing to give them benefit of doubt and listen, at least. Even 
Bagman got another chance of gamble about the Triwizard Tournament, 
even after that Leprichaun gold... And quite apparently, since 
Goblins are in charge for the *money*, ALL money of wizards, no less, 
well... I suppose goblins do feel appreciated by wizards. And of 
course, Goblins make money out of wizards.
 
> Betsy:
> 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.)
> > 
> > 
> 
> Chys:
> 
> Filch anyone?
> 
> Well- Vector, Binns.... I don't think they were involved with the 
> tasks. Maybe just the main featured people on the staff being 
> involved with it.
> 
> Still, I was wondering why Harry is so against trusting Flitwick to 
> even try to contact Dumbledore for him? (or something of that 
nature)

Finwitch:

Is he? Perhaps it's just that Flitwick is not in the Order as far as 
he knows (he never met Professor Flitwick there) AND there's the 
first impression from Flitwick being so *awed* by the Boy Who Lived 
he fell from the books he'd been standing on.

Second, it included SIRIUS. So far as Harry knew, FF was not included 
in the Padfoot-business.

Third, there was the whole 'teachers not allowed to bla-bla-bla' so 
Harry wouldn't want to get FF in trouble, particularly as his Charms-
OWL is already over...
 
Finwitch