Protection-Abuse / Patron-Client (was:re:Blood protection/ Dumbledore and Harry)

[a_svirn]

No: HPFGUIDX 158713

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Jordan Abel" <random832 at ...> 
wrote:
>
> a_svirn:
> > There you go. The WW has its official institutions. "Unofficial"
> > private armies are outside the province of law and therefore
> > illegal.
> 
> Whoa. there is a very big middle ground between "not
> established/mandated by law" and "forbiden by law". I think the point
> was that it's informal, and really the Ministry doesn't have time to
> care whether they exist or not so long as they don't interfere with
> secrecy.
> 
> -- 
> Random832
>

a_svirn:
When it comes to private armies? I don't think there's much of a 
middle ground to find.