A Dark Glamour - Voldemort's Appeal - DDs Complicity

[a_svirn]

No: HPFGUIDX 179261

> > lizzyben: 
> > ---<snip>--- And why did DD have the weird will gifts? What 
> > was the point? Even if Harry figures out the symbol 
> > (another miracle/deus ex machina), the Hallows were a useless 
> > subplot. As Dead!DD later says, Harry needed the horcruxes, not 
> > the hallows. So, not only is it a red herring, it's a red herring 
> > wrapped in a mystery that wastes everyone's time.
> 
> Mike:
> DD explained that he wanted Harry to know about them, while at the 
> same time he wanted Harry to be slowed down enough to understand them 
> and make the right decision. As to the plot contrivance - I agree, 
> and I'll not waste time defending JKR's choice in this.
> 
a_svirn:
It's not just contrivance, it's an abomination. What is it, a
personality test? There are God knows how many lives at stake, and
what Dumbledore does? Jerks his puppet strings, to prove points that
are of no interest to anybody but himself. He had been a head of the
Resistance and everyone knew that he had been grooming Harry to
replace him. Then through to his own weakness he died, and Harry
following his instructions vanished without a trace leaving all the
rest in the lurch. They were 1) completely unprepared and had no plan
of their own – because they looked up first to Dumbledore and then to
Harry to provide instructions and leadership (am I the only one who
find it hilarious that they followed MUNDUNGUS FLETCHER's suggestion
as to how get Harry out of his uncle's house? It is if though they are
constitutionally unable to think for themselves), b) fractured,
because Dumbledore had done his not inconsiderable best to alienate
the current minister. As a result, it was child's play for Voldemort
to stage his coup. Srimgeour died the most painful death – without
giving Harry away – and probably cursing Dumbledore with his dying
breath. He certainly had every reason to do so. Muggles were killed by
hundreds, muggleborn prosecuted, the Resistance demoralised. But what
did it matter? Let Harry take his tame to figure out what sort of test
Dumbledore set up for him, and make the right decision. 

As for not telling anybody about the Horcruxes, it's just ridiculous.
McGonagall and the DA were in a very good position to hunt down the
Rowenclaw heirloom. They could talk to the ghost at the beginning of a
school year – it was an obvious move, much used in preDH fanfics. It
is somewhat incredulous that neither Dumbledore, nor Harry or Hermione
had thought of that earlier. But maybe SOMEONE in the Resistance group
would have put two and two together. Instead of breaking into Snape's
office the DA activists would have investigated the Ravenclaw Horcrux.
Voldemort wouldn't even know about it and the Battle of Hogwarts would
have been unnecessary. Just to give one example. 

Really I thought GOF's pointless Tournament was bad enough, but that's
just such a height of absurdity, not to mention cynicism (considering
the death-toll), I couldn't believe the evidence of my eyes when I
first read it.