I think the major issue would be that the more people who knew what they were looking for, the greater the chance would be for Voldemort to find out.
Mmm. Wife soup. I must've done good.
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***SPOILER ALERT***
Ginger - Jul 23, 2007 6:03:41 am PDT #1484 of 3301
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
Juliebird - Jul 23, 2007 6:10:26 am PDT #1485 of 3301
I am the fly who dreams of the spider
But he wouldn't have to tell anyone what's up! They could have a cover story, and, say, only bring new recruits/refugees for parts of the quest before dropping them somewhere safe!
/wishing Harry had invited Tonk's dad into the tent so he wouldn't be ded.
victor infante - Jul 23, 2007 6:15:46 am PDT #1486 of 3301
To understand what happened at the diner, we shall use Mr. Papaya! This is upsetting because he's the friendliest of fruits.
I think the major issue would be that the more people who knew what they were looking for, the greater the chance would be for Voldemort to find out.
Well, that, and because ultimately Harry had to stand alone. Not just in a narrative sense -- he literally had to be prepared to walk in there and die for everything to work. In this, I think He-Who-Has-Been-Multiply-Named had his number: There were too many people willing to throw themselves on their swords for Harry, particularly the adults in his life. I don't know if he'd ever gotten to the place he needed to be mentally and emotionally to finally defeat Voldemort if everyone was there to keep stepping in front of him.
Sue - Jul 23, 2007 6:18:19 am PDT #1487 of 3301
hip deep in pie
You know, I decided while re-reading the Goblet of Fire, that Harry was going to face Voldemort and not die. I just decided he wouldn't have been given the nickname "The Boy Who Lived" if he was going to die at the end. In a way, it was the ultimate spoiler.
victor infante - Jul 23, 2007 6:31:52 am PDT #1488 of 3301
To understand what happened at the diner, we shall use Mr. Papaya! This is upsetting because he's the friendliest of fruits.
In a way, it was the ultimate spoiler.
Heh. That's good. I was just convinced that Rowling would hesitate to kill off the three characters she's invested so much in making her young readers associate with, and would be extremely reluctant to make any of her young characters (including Dudley and Draco) irredeemable. That being said, the Malfoy family got off a bit easy. Sigh, but then, people like that often do.
tommyrot - Jul 23, 2007 6:33:14 am PDT #1489 of 3301
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Did we find out what happened to Draco's mom and dad?
le nubian - Jul 23, 2007 6:35:30 am PDT #1490 of 3301
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
they were huddled with their child in the last chapter...but by rights, they should have been sent to Azkaban.
Dana - Jul 23, 2007 6:36:32 am PDT #1491 of 3301
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
Azkaban's probably a much nicer place now that the Dementors aren't in control anymore. At least, I'd assume they're not, given that they went over to Voldemort's side.
tommyrot - Jul 23, 2007 6:45:02 am PDT #1492 of 3301
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
they were huddled with their child in the last chapter...but by rights, they should have been sent to Azkaban.
Oh, I remember that. I just assumed they would be sent to prison (after the battle), except for Draco.
victor infante - Jul 23, 2007 6:49:11 am PDT #1493 of 3301
To understand what happened at the diner, we shall use Mr. Papaya! This is upsetting because he's the friendliest of fruits.
Oh, I remember that. I just assumed they would be sent to prison (after the battle), except for Draco.
Yeah. That was left unclear, although I have a gut feeling Lucius found some way to weasel out of it. Then he became the CEO for Halliburton, and named himself Vice President!