Tonks as Auror and aurors in general WAS: Re: Harry Potter is Anti-Woman

[Renee]

No: HPFGUIDX 181063

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "dumbledore11214"
<dumbledore11214 at ...> wrote:
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> 
> Alla:
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>> Apparently Tonks was good enough dueller to knock Lucius Malfoy out 
> in the battle of MoM before she was hurt. After she throws a stunner 
> Lucius dear is not heard from anymore. Sounds impressive enough to 
> me.
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>

Renee:
Maybe she did take him out, but not for long, apparently. Toward the
end of the fight, Lucius Malfoy is up and about again, making an
unsuccesful atttempt to take the prophecy from Harry (this happens 
after Bellatrix has defeated Tonks). So either Tonks's stunner missed
Malfoy, or it was a rather weak one. Either way, it doesn't support
the idea that she was a particularly good Auror. 

I don't doubt Rowling intended her to be competent. The problem, for
me - a recurrent problem in the series - is that she told us but did
very little to show it to us. 
 
Renee