Random DH questions from a lowly Muggle

[sneeboy2]

No: HPFGUIDX 173033

"Mindy" wrote:
> 
> 4) Was the rest of Mad Eye's body actually ever recovered?

Sneeboy2 replies: 

Good questions all; I'm only going to comment where I have something
different to say than the others. 

On this one I assumed the MoM recovered the body and that's how
Umbridge got the eye, which must have seemed too useful to dispose of
along with the rest of him. 

Mindy writes:

> 5) Harry used so much relatively simply magic throughout the book to
> slip from the Death Eaters such as Accio, Expelliarmus, Stupefy,
> Imperio... I'm surprised none of the Death Eaters ever did that... a
> simple "accio harry" or disarming him would've helped their cause a
> lot, I'm surprised they never thought of it - they weren't dumb
> wizards!

Sneeboy2 replies:

I think we're supposed to see them not so much as stupid but cruel and
power mad. Rather than using the most expedient or clever strategies,
they automatically resort to deadly force or torture. 

Mindy writes:

> 6) I am so confused by Dumbledore's speech during Harry's near-death
> experience. The entire premise of the prophecy has completely
> crumbled. If indeed, Harry couldn't die as long as LV was alive
> because of his blood being in LV, and LV being unable to die as long
> as Harry was alive because he was a Horcrux, how does that
> explain "Neither can survive while the other lives" prophecy?

Sneeboy2 replies: 

I agree that this doesn't fit the prophecy; the fact of the matter was
that neither could DIE while the other lived. I can only surmise that,
as DD explained to Harry in OotP, most prophecies go unfulfilled due
to the free will of the people involved. The prophecy seems to have
played the role of setting the ball rolling, and motivating the
players' actions, but it didn't predict the outcome.