HBP Chapter 20 Post DH Look

[pippin_999]

No: HPFGUIDX 184384

 
> Alla:
. I mean, I am guessing that Dumbledore scared 
> Slughorn out of his wits if he now walks with Veritaserum ( in 
> previous chapter we learned that), so basically Dumbledore wants 
> Harry to do something that he was not completely succesful with.
> 
> And it is rather strong bit of manipulation, right?
> 
> 
> So question one - why in light of DH that was needed? I mean, I 
> understand why they needed a memory, I just do not see that 
> Dumbledore could not try one more time.

Pippin:
Dumbledore gave the reason: he didn't think he could get away with it.
Slughorn was on guard and would defend himself. 

Slughorn would have the ministry on his side if Dumbledore broke the
law, and what if Slughorn  destroyed the memory completely?

Dumbledore doesn't know what skills Harry will need to destroy the
horcruxes. He's  teaching Harry to recognize his strengths, which
include celebrity glamour. But in the event, Harry uses other
strengths to retrieve the memory: his resemblance to Lily, and a legal
truth potion (in vino, veritas.) His resemblance to Lily is rather
important in DH, I'd say. So is the idea that superweapons are more
trouble than they are worth. 

>
> 
> Alla:
> 
> So why exactly these characters were waiting for Tommy dear? I mean,
 if he would have gotten teaching job did they expect just to follow 
him to Hogwarts?

Pippin:
Voldemort doesn't really want  the teaching job, he's there to hide
the horcrux and curse the DADA position. His henchmen are evidence of
that, which is why it's unwelcome news that Albus knows about them.
Voldemort would have found a reason to turn down the job if he'd been
offered it, I fancy. His ambitions have grown far beyond being a
Hogwarts teacher by this time. But he wanted it to be his idea, not
Albus's. 

I think Voldemort actually did the curse after he'd left the
interview. He was tempted to do it right then, but restrained himself.

Pippin