TBAY: ELKINS AVENGED (4 of 4)

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No: HPFGUIDX 130991

> Alla:
> <snipped>
> Suppose that Longbottoms were indeed involved in the research  of 
> that great power in the locked room in DoM ( is there anything in 
> canon which forbids the idea of aurors doing double duty so to 
> speak - namely doing research too, not only fighting on the 
> battlefield?)
> 
> Yes, so they were all willing to deliver Voldie for Crouch or help 
> him vanish Voldie with the use of that mysterious power, etc, but 
> when they learn about prophecy and  that it may mean that their son 
> could be the one involved in the project, they decided to back out. 
> Maybe that is why  Bella and Co were able to get to them ,since 
> Crouch refused to give them extra security or something.
> 

Neri:
Well, assuming Frank and Alice knew about the prophecy (which we don't
know for sure. For that matter, is there any canon that James and Lily
knew it?) then after GH they would know that Harry is The One who had
been marked, and therefore their little Neville is off the hook. But
this certainly raises a difficulty: if Frank and Alice did know the
prophecy, would they cooperate with Crouch on any plan that didn't
involve Harry? But if Crouch's plan did involve Harry, why wouldn't DD
be part of it?

Hmm, this could have been a hole in the ELKINS AVENGED, but luckily we
don't know if the Longbottoms knew the prophecy. In fact JKR
specifically said in her FAQ answer regarding the Lestranges and
Neville that it's a critical issue who was in on the prophecy.

And First Mate Alla, please try not to rock the boat too much <g>. If
we're sunk even *before* the hurricane, Faith would never stop
laughing at me. It would be impossible to conduct any conversation
with her.   

For the record, I hereby declare that I don't know any canon
whatsoever for the existence of the Ministry's plan to vanquish
Voldemort. It's a totally unfounded assumption, which I adopted only
because it seems to solve many other questions and mysteries in the
Longbottoms' story. 

I can think of two non-canonical but compelling (IMHO) reasons for the
existence of the Ministry plan. First, how could the Ministry *not*
have any plan against the greatest enemy of the WW, especially with an
ambitious zealot like Crouch Sr. heading the Department of Magical Law
Enforcement? Second, would JKR waste a wonderful location such as the
DoM for a single battle? The DoM, and especially the veil and the
locked room, would surely play a key role in what's coming. 
 
Neri