Dumbledore and other leaders WAS: Moody's death
a_svirn
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Thu Nov 29 14:47:49 UTC 2007
No: HPFGUIDX 179454
> Carol:
>
> Thanks to Pius Thicknesse, Harry could neither use Floo Powder nor
> Apparate to escape from 4 Privet Drive. Either action would have led
> to his capture and arrest. The only alternative was to fly out, with
> as many decoys as feasible, so that the Death Eaters would be split
up
> instead of having all of them following Harry. Also, the real Harry
> was sent with the person Voldemort was least likely to follow, that
> unqualified "oaf," Hagrid.
a_svirn:
And yet surprise-surprise! He did follow them. And almost succeeded
in killing them both. And such eventuality was very likely to happen.
After all, he had enough time to follow at least four fake Potters
out of seven. These are not very good odds.
Carol:
> Yes, it was a dangerous plan, but all of them (except possibly
> Mundungus) were there to protect Harry, putting his life above their
> own because he was the Chosen One. Some things are worth dying for,
as
> Mr. Weasley told the Twins back in OoP.
a_svirn:
Even so there is something particularly unsavoury in the idea of
using them blindly. They might have been ready to die for Harry, but
what right had Dumbledore to play God and decide for them?
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