Realistic Ootcomes

[Zara]

No: HPFGUIDX 180760

> Mike:
> And let's not forget Molly v. Bella. Did you ever get the 
impression 
> that Molly was powerfully magical before this? I know I didn't.

zgirnius:
I long suspected it. Heredity. Did you suspect it of Arthur? They 
produced two Head Boys, two Quidditch Stars, the Twins, and Ginny of 
the Powerful Bat Bogey Hex (one of the Quidditch stars as well). Ron 
appears to have been the least remarkable of their kids, in terms of 
magical power/ability.

> Mike:
> What I'm saying is that I think you may be selling the common 
wizard 
> short. Sure, individually they may not be that powerful, but team 
> them up or give them overwhelming numbers and I think only a wizard 
> of Dumbledore's or Voldemort's ability could withstand their 
> onslaught. Just look what happened when the reinforcements, common 
> wizarding folk, came storming over the walls and rained down on 
> Voldemort and his DEs.

zgirnius:
In an earlier post, you were attempting a contrast between a coup 
among Muggles, and one among Wizards. (In suggesting Dolores's office 
workers should simply rise up against her). Have you rethought that 
supposed difference? Because what you say above is equally true of 
Muggles. Enough unarmed Muggles can take down even a well-armed one, 
if they don't worry about getting a few among their number shot in 
the process. But of course, they do. And I don't see why Wizards 
should be any different. 

Both can, under the right circumstances, be brought to a point where 
they are willing to take that chance (as the Battle of Hogwarts 
illustrates in the Potterverse), but it is not, IMO, the default mode 
of either common Muggles, or common Wizards.