Suspension of disbelief -Idiots of War

[Steve]

No: HPFGUIDX 182427

---  "dumbledore11214" <dumbledore11214 at ...> wrote:
>
> --- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Steve" <bboyminn@> wrote:
> <SNIP of the whole post basically>
> It is just illogical in my books to assume that the ENTIRE
> wizard world sat back and sipped tea and did nothing.
> 
> Just one man's opinion.
> 
> Alla:
> 
> You are right. My argument has a logical flaw because it advances 
> unsupportable assumption. It is indeed hard to imagine that the whole 
> WW just sat back, watching Harry and his friends trying to bring down 
> Voldemort. They must have done something to help out, yes?
> 
> The only question remains  WHAT?
>


bboyminn:

Just from memory of course -

- The Order tracked the movement of known Death Eaters.
- Lupin lived with the Werewolves hoping to persuade them not
to join Voldemort.
- Members of the Ministry, and wizard world in general, falsified
their relationships with muggle-borns to convince the Ministry
that those muggle-borns indeed had magical ancestry.
- Wizards cast spells on their muggle neighbor's homes to 
protect them.
- They formed an underground radio station to keep the wizard
world informed of what was really going on. 
- This quote from the broadcast - on the likelihood of the
death of Harry - "...it would strike a deadly blow at the 
moral of those resisting the new regime...".
- Rubeus Hagrid throws a 'Support Potter Party'. 
- Xeno Lovegood published the truth for as long as he could.
- Despite his desperate betrayal, Xeno did help the gang with 
clues about the Hallows.  
- Member of the Order and relatives of the Weasley's allowed
their homes to be used to protect muggles, muggle-borns, 
and eventually, the entire Weasley family as well as Dean, 
Luna, and Mr. Ollivander. 
- I suspect the rain in the offices of certain /new/ Ministry 
officials was not an accident.
- Snape, Phineas, and Dumbledore's portrait continue to try
and turn the tide toward Harry.
- Bill's Shell cottage was used to house Ron then Harry and Co.
for a while. 
- Aberforth sends Dobby to help Harry at Malfoy Manor.
- Aberforth himself helps Harry when Harry and Co appear in
Hogsmead.
- When it all started going down at Hogwarts, the wizard world
rallied and came to the fight.  

That's all that occur to me at the moment, I'm sure if I dug I
could find a few more.

But again remember, this is not the story of the adults. They
inevitably remain in the background. Even Neville and the DA
to some extent remain in the background, we hear about them
mostly second hand or after the fact. 

So, while we don't really see a lot being done, it is clear
that something is going on in the background.

Just passing it along.

steve/bboyminn