[HPforGrownups] Can the MoM's self-defense booklet backfire?

[MadameSSnape at aol.com]

No: HPFGUIDX 124967

 
In a message dated 2/21/2005 5:58:22 PM Eastern Standard Time,  
ryokas at hotmail.com writes:

Furthermore, how effective will the thing be? It's good to teach  every
possible person to repel Dementors, yes, but this war isn't going  to
be an open one. As we've seen, the second war consisted of  guerrilla
activity and psychological warfare, not open conflict. Given  this
model, attacks will be well-planned and researched, and with a  good
force behind them. Your average witch or wizard will not stand much  of
a chance when surprised (as is most likely to happen) by a DE  death
squad. It might even be counterproductive - making some victims  fight
when they would've been better off running, et cetera.

Or, to  go all Quibbler for a moment, it might be meant to improve
morale more than  chances of survival.


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Sherrie here:
 
I rather got a chuckle out of that - the first thing I thought of was all  
the "atom bomb drills" we used to have when I was in elementary school.  As  if 
sitting in the hallway, or under our desks, with our hands behind our heads  
was going to protect us...  They were useless exercises, really, from a  
practical standpoint - but it was doing SOMETHING.  
 
It's like the first-aid pamphlets a lot of people keep in their homes -  most 
people wouldn't know the first thing about using them, but they're nice to  
have around, just in case.
 
 
Sherrie
"My best friend is the man who'll give me a book I ain't read." - A.  Lincoln
 
 


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