[HPforGrownups] Re: Chapter Discussion: Goblet of Fire Ch. 10: Mayhem at the Ministry

[Bruce Mull]

No: HPFGUIDX 191952

> Bruce P. Mull:
> <snip> It showed that he was not trustworthy, and when he left
his post in OP that did not really surprise me, but I was surprised
that he was a "trusted" member of the Order, trusted enough to
guard Harry. But this is slightly off topic as these remarks are
> more about OP than GoF.

> Geoff:
> Not in the sense in which we use OT to describe where members
diverge from canon. It's perfectly valid to refer to other books
to reinforce the point(s) which we may be making apropos of the
> discussion in hand - in this case how we view Mundungus as a
> character, which includes whether we trust him further than we
> can throw him., which I don't :-).


Bruce:
Personally, I feel Mundungus can be trusted as far as I can throw
the building I'm in with one hand.

I guess JKR was trying to demonstrate that just because you are
in the Order, and out fighting Dark Wizards, that does not mean
that you are a "good" person. Mundungus is probably in the Order
for a similar reason that Wormtail followed Moldy Voldy -- he was
afraid not to be. He thought that Dumbledore could protect him
because Voldy was afraid to attack Dumbledore directly for a long
time. Fear, however, does not make you reliable.

Dr Bruce P. Mull
Professor of Computer Science
Professor of Mathematics