Dumbledore the General

[pippin_999]

No: HPFGUIDX 124178


--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "phoenixgod2000" 
<jmrazo at h...> wrote:
> 
> 
> There has been a lot of talk about Dumbledore and what he 
should/did  do to interfere in Harry's life.  But I was thinking the 
other day  about his larger role as the leader of the Order of the 
Phoenix. And it struck me that the Order was losing the last war 
right up until  Voldemort blasted himself into atoms by attacking 
the Potters.
> 
> So my question is, is Dumbledore really the best person to be  
leading this war?  The order of the Phoenix independant of the 
 government and you would think that would give them a lot of 
leeway  to act since they don't have to act within the law.<

Pippin:
Um, are you forgetting that the Ministry was also losing VWI?  
They didn't seem to be hamstrung by their respect for civil 
liberties. No indeed, they were hamstrung by their respect for 
wealthy old bloodlines.

Fudge probably isn't the only one with  a lot of resistance to the 
idea that prominent purebloods could be Dark. After all, the old 
bloodlines are the survivors of the Muggle persecution--if they 
turned out to be wicked, wouldn't that mean the Muggles were 
right?

Of course not, but the argument has a familiar ring to it...;-)


 In fact, I think Voldemort chose the purebloods for his core 
supporters because he knew they could get away with things. No 
one would suspect them. For this reason, I think it does more 
damage to Voldemort  to expose his followers than to 
assassinate them in secret, but to do that Dumbledore needs 
proof.  

Pippin