Hogwarts Teachers - Lockhart (was History at Hogwarts) (was Re: Wizard Persecution )

[greatelderone]

No: HPFGUIDX 126247


--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "lupinlore" <bob.oliver at c...> 
wrote:

> I agree that the whole blood protection thing is so riddled with 
> unanswered questions (e.g. exactly what did DD say to Petunia?), 
> plot holes (e.g. why don't the DEs just kill Harry while he's out 
of 
> the house at Muggle primary school?), 

GEO: And would the Death Eaters under Lucius Malfoy be able to find 
where Harry was staying considering their disdain and contempt of 
the muggle world? Plus according to the prophecy only Voldemort can 
kill Harry however if the Death Eaters were to kill him then the 
prophecy would be proven to be false.

and character contradictions 
> (e.g. an "epitome of goodness" who appears to be extremely 
tolerant 
> of child abuse) as to be a major, major problem.  

GEO: Again what would you have Dumbledore do? The choice of giving 
him to the Dursleys seems better than any imagined alternatives 
especially after Godric's Hollow.