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.

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.

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.

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.

Did we find out what happened to Draco's mom and dad?

they were huddled with their child in the last chapter...but by rights, they should have been sent to Azkaban.

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.

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.

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!

Also, was Malfoy attending Hogwarts (I think not based on the capture/torture of Hermione and escape with Dobby's help part)? If not, how did he get there and get in in a timely manner?

When Narcissa let the Snatchers into the mansion with their captives, she told them her son was home from school for the Easter holiday.