Ministry Inaction?

[Birgit]

No: HPFGUIDX 146702


> Goddlefrood says:

> 
> Perhaps what we should discuss is what more the Ministry could do 
> against a deranged bunch of fanatics whose skills are the equal or 
> possibly superior to those working for the Ministry.
>

Birgit says:

Anything they could have done would have been vastly more effective 
early on, had they listened to Dumbledore re: Voldemort's 
reappearance. Now, his forces have increased dramatically, 
especially since he recruits among other groups - dementors, 
werewolves, giants. 

One thing I have wondered about is spell detection - the ministry 
discovers Harry's Patronus use within minutes, but seems unable to 
detect illegal magic done by Death Eaters - neither the Avada 
Kedavra, unauthorized Portkey use, or duels going on in graveyards 
seem to draw any Ministry attention at all. Are known wizard 
residences and their surrounding areas watched, and the rest of the 
country isn't? 

One of the main problems of the Ministry seems to be that they 
simply can't find the Dark wizards in time to act before or during 
an attack or meeting. They are left to mop up the aftermath. They 
need to come up with some sort of tracking charm, an all-Britain 
version of the Marauder's map that will pinpoint DE locations - the 
wizarding equivalent of the GPS system... :-)

Even if they could find them, I would think the fact that they are 
not allowed to use Unforgiveables while the Death Eaters have no 
such compunctions puts them at a distinct disadvantage.