When does a war begin?

[nkafkafi]

No: HPFGUIDX 120939



> Pippin:
> <snip>
> 
> It's interesting to consider how Dumbledore himself handled the 
> issue of being in a war himself when the wizarding world at large  
> wasn't. Consider the protections around the stone: Fluffy's 
> potential to maim is considerable. But Dumbledore warns 
> everyone IIRC, "The third floor corridor is off-limits to everyone 
> who does not wish to suffer a sudden and painful death." 
> Hermione could have warned people that anyone who talked 
> would suffer a sudden and painful hex. She wouldn't have had to 
> go into details to avoid being devious.
> 
> And I really, really doubt a hex like Hermione's would have 
> protected the Order from the traitor within -- Voldemort, unlike 
> Umbridge, takes a practical interest in jinxes. He would have 
> been able to break such a spell.
> 

Neri:
According to the Lexicon's timeline, the year ends about two weeks
after DD is back at Hogwarts, and yet in the Hogwarts Express back to
London Marietta is still jinxed. So it seems that either DD couldn't
unjinx her (even with Hermione's help, which she surely would have
given if asked by him) or he couldn't be bothered. The first option
suggests that the jinx is VERY difficult to break. The second option
suggests that DD doesn't think Marietta's condition is all that
unjustified. Perhaps he knows about the case and her motives more than
we do.

Neri