Enemy of my enemy...

[Kemper]

No: HPFGUIDX 146274

Nora in another thread:
Speaking of something which made me think, I got the impression that
the "enemy of my enemy is my friend" proposition was solidly rejected
at the end of the book, with Harry refusing to ally or explain
anything to Scrimgeour.  The resources of the Ministry would be
useful, wouldn't they?  Lesser of two evils, making an alliance
there?  But it was rejected out of hand.  Is this a moral issue, or
is it more plot-driven with the Trio going it alone?
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Kemper now:
I don't get the impression that the Ministry has been anything but an enemy
to Harry/the Order.  The MinistryOfMagic-Enemy looks different from the
DarkOrder-Enemy... kind of like the Japanese looking different from the
Axis, only different.
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It's as though there are two fronts.  Both enemy's seem to corrupt power,
but one is more palatable than the other.  MoM-Enemy treatment of Harry,
Stan, Hagrid, House Elves, Squibs,
Muggles, Half-Beings ...versus... DO-Enemy treatment of Everyone
Missing/Dead, some patients at St Mungo's, House Elves, Squibs, Muggles and
Muggle born.
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I'm sure others can make an alliance okay, but at what cost?  Where is the
moral-line drawn?
Kemper


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