The Body Count

[susan4508]

No: HPFGUIDX 173070



--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "prep0strus" <prep0strus at ...> wrote:
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>> How did the body count get so high? And I don't recall anyone
> mentioning many death eaters.  I know good guys don't go for death
> blows as often, but it seems that team evil did REALLY well.  In
> previous battles, there were a lot of spells thrown, and they were
> going for death, but there wasn't much.  I know this is the Final
> Battle, but... 50 casualties?  In the Encyclopedia I'm going to need
> an 'In Memoriam' page listing the fallen heroes, cause I just don't
> see where the cannon fodder came from.
>
> I'd love to hear any ideas and explanations I've overlooked.
> <SNIP>


I can't remember who says this to Harry--Neville, maybe--that they
contacted Dumbledore's Army and the Order and "it just snowballed from
there." That's how people like Oliver Wood ended up fighting the first
big battle of Hogwarts. It's reasonable to assume 100 or even more
people were defending Hogwarts in the first battle. And I'm sure Ginny
and Colin Creevey weren't the only underage students to sneak into the
fight.

The families of students and residents of Hogsmeade and other
reinforcements came in the second battle.

Susan