CHAPDISC: DH32, The Elder Wand

[pippin_999]

No: HPFGUIDX 184779

Jerri:
> Thanks for the great discussion and questions.  I have to respond to
 this one.  No, it wasn't enough for me.  When reading the first 6 
> books I kept an eye on subjects introduced, etc.  When I consider
how  many pages worth of space JKR spent on introducing Grawp and
Hagrid's  trip to the Giants in OotP, and so forth as well (as someone
 mentioned) DD's statements to Fudge in GoF about how important it was
 to send envoys to the Giants, I had expected them to be IMPORTANT.  

Pippin:

It *was* important -- to Dumbledore. 

In retrospect, Dumbledore's efforts to recruit non-wizard allies and
reform the ministry were long shots and you might wonder why he
bothered. He must have known how entrenched the opposition was.  

But if even one of those long shots  had paid off, Voldemort's
takeover might have been prevented. If it wasn't necessary to kill him
to stop him, then along with saving many other innocent lives, that
would mean *Harry* didn't have  to die. 

 It's not until after Lupin has given up trying to persuade the
werewolves in HBP that Dumbledore confided the last part of his plan
to Snape. Up until then he might still have been hoping it could be
avoided. 


Plotwise, of course, JKR needed a way to keep Hagrid and Lupin
offstage for long periods but still available for their parts in the
last book. 

Pippin