Purging the DE ranks and deadly!Sirius (was Re: The boys holding the prophecy)

[AyanEva]

No: HPFGUIDX 128189

Jim F. writes:
 
> By the time of the MoM caper, Voldemort knew that only the 
> person(s) a Prophecy are about can *pick it up*; yet Lucius 
> and all the Death Eaters are ready to handle it once Harry 
> had lifted it off the shelf.  It sure seems that the only 
> restriction is on lifting the prophecy off its resting place.
> Once that's done, anybody can handle it.


I've got a question about that whole scene. Sorry if this question's
been asked already (if asked before, I can't rememer OR find the
thread). The way Voldie had the DE's carry the whole attack thing
out...it seems more like he was trying to purge his ranks like 
Stalin was prone to do every so often. Like, send all of the people you don't like on a suicide mission and make a half-hearted attempt to "save" them. And maybe trying to possess Harry to death was just an after thought. I mean, never pass up an opportunity, right? 

And there's still the question of how a bunch of kids can best a 
bunch of fully grown evil wizards. A bit of bad writing, or maybe 
the DEs were sabotaged by their Master so that their fighting skills would be compromised? Just a thought. Sorry, I know I keep asking questions that probably have no answer, but I'm just dying for a theory.

AyanEva

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In post 128165, Sherry wrote:

Ok, I'm a broken record on this topic, I guess. However, recently 
on this list, we discussed JKR's statements about why people take 
the animagus forms they do. She was quoted as saying that the animagus form comes from inside the wizard, based on their personality, who they are inside. I'm paraphrasing, obviously.

So, that being the case, sirius just cannot be a bad guy. Dogs are 
not bad. They are loyal to death. They would die to protect their pack, their family unit so to speak. They just do not betray. I've literally trusted my life and safety to dogs for the last 30 years. Nothing can ever make me believe Sirius could be bad, simply on the basis of his animagus form.


AyanEva:

But the Grim's a dog and it heralds death. That's not exactly good
unless you have a death wish. Speaking of which, setting aside my
previously mentioned dislike for Sirius, I've always wondered why 
JKR chose to equate him with a Grim for half the book until they found out that he was just an animagus dog? It makes my brain itch for some reason. I think it's been mentioned before that maybe it 
was a clue that he was going to wind up dead, but what if it meant something else? Like Harry's going to be in grave danger as direct result of something that Sirius initiated before his death? I know, it probably just sounds like I'm aching for something bad to pin on Sirius, but the thought crossed my mind long before I grew to dislike him.

AyanEva