Caring about people

[montavilla47]

No: HPFGUIDX 184548

> Alla:
> I think that Dumbledore's telling Snape to leak this information was
> **unnecessary** and **stupid**, that's my main beef with this. 
> 
> Pippin:
> I thought we were discussing whether Dumbledore cared about people,
> not  whether he was smart. But I agree with Carol: if Moody thought
> the element of surprise would be enough to keep the watching DE's from
> summoning reinforcements in time  to overwhelm the Order and destroy
> Harry, then he was the stupid one. 
> 
> Not that Moody is dumb, but even the smartest generals can be behind
> the times.  I think  Moody assumed, based on past experience, that
> Voldemort would hesitate before risking  open battle in a Muggle area.
> But that was wrong.

Montavilla47:
I have to say that this whole idea of the DE's being able to come in quickly
whether or not they were warned about the date is a good one and it's 
changed my mind about the intelligence of Dumbledore's plan.  (I had
assumed the Dumbledore had made *both* plans--the original "move
Harry" and the subsequent "Seven Potters" plans.)  

So, I'm inclined now to give Dumbledore a break about this plan.  You and
Carol have opened my eyes.

Now, I'm wondering this:  If Harry can't be moved by Apparition because 
the Ministry would track it, what's to stop the Ministry from tracking the 
DE's Apparition?  (Beyond not being sure who the Death Eaters are, that
is.)  What's to stop them from tracking Voldemort?  

If the DE's were able to pop in, why didn't the Ministry pop in right after
them?  After all, at that time, the Ministry was still officially on Harry's 
side and eager to protect him.  

Which brings up another question--if Voldemort could track the use
of his name, why didn't the Ministry use a similar tactic on the phrase
"Dark Lord"?  That would allow *them* to show up in numbers whenever
a Death Eater mentioned Voldemort.  Presumably they'd do that 
occasionally in his presence.