The Wise Old Fool, his Kith and his Kin (Quite Long, Even for Me)

[Goddlefrood]

No: HPFGUIDX 170154

> In:

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HPforGrownups/message/170137

> Sridhar:

> ... even without LV, there will be some bad things that happen 
> - where does it not happen, but I think Goddlefrood's intent 
> was about the crux of the series and not about other problems. 
> Of course, only he can clarify that.

Goddlefrood:

The point I was making was that all of the current problems 
in the wizarding world flow from LV. That to me suggested both 
directly and indirectly. This is in terms of wehat Harry has to 
begin to resolve, first \by neutralising LV and thereafter by 
beginning to clean up the rottenness in the WW in general.

That this would include a resolution for the Death Eaters and 
the initiation of reforms to the MoM is something I have argued 
previously. It should also involve a restoration of the rift 
dating back centuries between Slytherin and the other house.

On the matter of the Ministry of Magic and its corruptness I 
would add that we should keep in mind the fact, that we can 
easily extract from what we know of the first rise of Voldemort, 
that something akin to a state of emergency was in effect. That 
led to Barty Crouch Senior authorising the use of Unforgiveable 
Curses and improsonment without trial. This would not have been 
the case had there been no direct threat from LV, as there now 
is once more. On that level Random and Shridhar have begun to 
grasp the seriousness of the problems caused by LV.

The other 2 people mentioned earlier by Catlady, beinbg Lockhart 
and Rita also have some of their behaviour attributable to LV, 
IMO. This may sound a little odd, but think just for a moment, 
Rita was a reporter during the first rise of Voldemort, pace the 
Pensieve scenes in GoF. That the Prophet had become somewhat of 
a propaganda organ for the MoM back at that time, and even 
perhaps earlier is not something that can be lightly disregarded. 
In that sense, she too has grown up in her tainted profession 
under LV's reign. Who would like to bet that the Prophet did not 
run smear campaigns against certain people during LV's first 
rise?

Thus, on that level, LV is indirectly to blame for Rita's 
writing style.

Gilderoy Lockhart could not really be directly or indirectly 
attributed to LV so I would cheerfully concede one.

Hope that clarifies a little.

Goddlefrood, not about to write a further magnum opus, at least 
not yet ...