[HPforGrownups] Battle Tactics... (was: Re: How can you kill a wizard? )

[Ronin_47]

No: HPFGUIDX 166011

--Steve/bboyminn Wrote--
<SNIP>
>>>So, my two main points are, the fighting tactic being
used in the battles we have documented, are, I believe,
are not well thought out. And the inevitable attack,
capture, and rescue of Hogwarts.<<<
 
 
 
--Ronin's Comments--
I agree on most of your tactical points. I think it would make great sense
to break or stash the wands away so that that is one less DE to worry about.
In the MoM battle, obviously, the DEs end up bound and captured, but before
that, wands are flying everywhere. If Harry or another DA member had held on
to one of those wands or broken it, the owner would've been rendered almost
helpless for the remainder of the battle.
Another tactic they might consider is memory charms. Disarm a wizard,
incapacitate them and then cast a memory charm. Look at how Lockhart ended
up. He's harmless. Surely they have a charm that can do this even if only
temporarily.
 
My personal opinion on the matter of destroying evil wizards is that they
must be killed. Azkaban is no longer an effective means of confinement with
the dementors on Voldemort's side and DEs escaping easily. They're obviously
beyond redemption after 14 years, immediately taking up their DE post again
as soon as Voldemort returned. They are hardly innocent and in war, the
enemy is usually killed. Or at least they should be somehow stripped of
power. This is possible as we see in the case of Merope. She loses her power
over time which makes me feel that there is a spell somewhere which can help
this process along. (If not, there should be)  But of course, they would
probably just end up as criminals in the Muggle world.
 
As for Hogwarts as a target, there are many factors which may contribute to
why it hasn't been attacked yet. Mainly, Dumbledore. True, he is not there
anymore (in life). But he is buried there. I wonder if that has something to
do with the powerful protection spells he had placed upon the school. Aside
from my curiosity over his burial request, we really weren't given much of a
chance to see if Voldemort would make another attack on Hogwarts. DD was
killed at the end of the year and the book ended right after the services.
DH may well open with an attack on Hogwarts, but since DD has been gone
there hasn't been time for such an attack yet. Although I would say that
during DD's funeral would've been the ideal time for such an attack.
 
One thing about Harry's dueling that gets to me is his willingness to use
dark magic. There's a passage somewhere in HBP where DD tells Harry that
part of his greatest power is that he has never even been interested in
using dark magic. But the truth is that he tries to whenever the chance
comes along. Aside from Sectumsempra (which I'm not counting for the mere
fact that he didn't know what it did at the time) he has tried on many
occasions to use Crucio on his enemies. He tried it on Bella and on Snape as
well as attempting to use Sectumsempra on Snape AFTER he'd seen it's effects
on Draco. 
 
Of all of the unforgivable and dark curses, he seems to prefer the ones
which cause the most pain and suffering. Crucio is a torture curse,
Sectumsempra causes severe physical trauma. An AK seems to cause a quick
death and Imperio, IMO is no worse than Stupefy if used in a way as to
temporarily immobilize the opponent. But Harry seems to want his opponent to
suffer rather than to die.
 
Anyway, I'm all for fighting fire with fire. Especially in war where the
fate of the entire world rests upon your shoulders, you must win by any
means necessary. But at the same time, Harry has to be careful to not become
that which he is fighting against. This is why I feel like his duel against
Snape in "Flight of the Prince" was more of a final lesson for him. Snape
could've easily Cruciod Harry or done any number of things to him, but all
he does is block him and give him instruction about not using unforgivable
and keeping his mouth and mind shut. (Not to get into the Good Snape/Bad
Snape debate again) It's very curious how Harry tries to use such spells so
often when his emotions get the better of him. I think that if he were to
actually succeed in using one of these dark spells, with intent behind it,
it could ruin any chance he has against Voldemort in the final battle.
 
Sorry to ramble on and I do hope this is somewhat coherent. It's early in
the day and I'm not quite fully awake yet. These are all ramblings that are
coming to mind in the moment about things I've had in the back of my mind
for a long time.
 
Cheers,
Ronin


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