HP's last hope for disarming the Horcrux and battle

[Steve]

No: HPFGUIDX 165816

---  "funkeginger" <funkeginger at ...> wrote:
>
> Funkeginger:
> 
> Most people are saying that Harry's last hope for 
> fighting You Know Who and disarming the Horcruxes is
> Bill.  I don't get it, where in all the books does it
> say that Bill is skilled in the Dark Arts enough to 
> teach HP how to fight Voldemort?
> 
> ...

bboyminn:

Others have already answered, but hopefully I can 
elaborate a bit. First no one is saying Bill's role is
pivotal or all inclusive. Bil has a specialty, and that
is curse breaking, not just general curse breaking but
breaking curses made in languages that are long dead or 
languages that he doesn't specifically understand.

Ancient treasure tomb are protected by very severe
curses as is seen from Ron's reports of his trip to
Egypt to visit Bill. Bill does, everyday he is in the
field, exactly what Dumbledore did in the Cave. He
determines multiple and ancient curses, then determines
how to neutralize or by-pass then so he can get at the
treasures contained there in. Again, that is exactly
what Dumbledore was doing to get to the Horcruxes and
destroy them.

Each of the Order members and each of the key people 
in Harry's life has specialized talents. Harry will
resist using the people at first because he has made
a promise to Dumbledore not to tell people what he
is doing. Then he will realize, probably with Ron and
Hermione's help, that he can enlist the help of these
talented people without telling them everything. 

Each will only need to know as much as they need to
know in the moment to give Harry the lessons he needs.
Though at some point, I feel that Harry will have to
bring some people to the inside, to tell them some of
the details of what he is trying to accomplish.

I think the three prime candidates to help Harry are
Bill (curse breaker), Moody (Auror and dark wizard
fighter), and Lupin (general knowledge, trusted, and
skilled and/or knowledgable in dark and general magic).

I think it is likely that Moody will take over as the
official leader of the Order, but as Harry's needs
make more and more demands on the group, Harry's 
purpose will take over as the Order's new role, making
Harry the unoffical leader.

You seem to be assuming that Bill will be all things
to Harry, helping him on every front, but Bill has a
specialty, and it is in that specialty that he will 
assist Harry.

Just passing it along.

Steve/bboyminn