Moody's death (was: Dumbledore's authority WAS: Re: Fees for Harry)

[slytherin_jenn]

No: HPFGUIDX 179409

> a_svirn:
> Well, actually, Moody contributed to his death himself. Not that I 
> absolve Dumbledore, mind. But you see, Dung Fletcher did not want to 
> come at all, he did not want to come as fake Harry at he certainly 
> did not want to come with Moody, because Moody was considered the 
> target #1. He was forced to do all of the above, however. So not only 
> Dumbledore put the Order's member's lives in jeopardy, Moody and Co 
> took it upon themselves to appoint Fletcher as canon folder, because 
> obviously they thought him dispensable. In the event he scampered, 
> and in the ensuring scuffle Moody lost concentration and was killed. 
> Served him right. 

Celoneth:
I don't understand why they'd go with this plan in the first place.
Why trust Dung, when I don't think they'd trusted him in the past
given his reputation for being a thief & coward. Why not do
side-by-side apparition or something similar that would be much safer
(and why they didn't do this in OOtP either or any other time they
need to transport Harry?). Or since the ministry hadn't fallen yet,
surely they could have gotten authorisation for a portkey or connect
the house to the floo network. I don't get the Fake-Harry plan at all,
its stupid enough w/o being known by the DEs. I think its both Moody
and DD's fault (and to some degree Snape for going along w/ DD's
plan), DD's plan was ridiculous, Moody & Snape should have known
better. For a manipulative "genius" DD had some idiotic plans that
only succeeded b/c of coincidence more often than not.
Celoneth