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Now there's anice new theory. But unless theyre's under the imperious curse orpolyjuiced I doubt anyone in Harry's in circle would help Voldemort . And then there's that on clip that mentioned a week's worth of detention right after a bunch of Slytherins had gotten that punishment for something. Perhaps not one of Harry inner circle but perhaps someone in one of the years closely associated with Harry's inner CircleThis implies that the Agent in Place has already penetrated into the "target" (IE, Harry Potter's inner circle) and is not someone who would be on the outside, such as a Slytherin. This is made more credible by the Agent in Place's knowledge of certain events, people, etc that he should never have easily have known unless he had direct access to certain sources on information who were both in the know and trusted him, or received the information directly from Harry.
The Imperius doesn't seem likely since the Agent in Place seems to think and act freely, but Polyjuice is certainly an option. One problem with plotting the Agent's actions and ruling out suspects is that one can't be sure which acts were carried out directly by the Agent and which ones were done by his "cat's paws", as he so describes his accomplice(s), who is(are) apprently being manipulated by him for his own ends.Now there's anice new theory. But unless theyre's under the imperious curse orpolyjuiced I doubt anyone in Harry's in circle would help Voldemort . And then there's that on clip that mentioned a week's worth of detention right after a bunch of Slytherins had gotten that punishment for something. Perhaps not one of Harry inner circle but perhaps someone in one of the years closely associated with Harry's inner CircleThis implies that the Agent in Place has already penetrated into the "target" (IE, Harry Potter's inner circle) and is not someone who would be on the outside, such as a Slytherin. This is made more credible by the Agent in Place's knowledge of certain events, people, etc that he should never have easily have known unless he had direct access to certain sources on information who were both in the know and trusted him, or received the information directly from Harry.
Wouldn't work; the Sorting Hat sees all.A TRUE Slytherin would make sure they were sorted into a different house. No sense letting people know what you are.I think the "only mind being worthy" comment was still about being Slytherin. Look at most of them. They blatantly attack Potter, openly badmouth him, are SEEN repeatedly sabotaging him. That's not sly. That's not clever. That's just dumb.
To be truly sly, you need to be smart, yes. But you need to be able to manipulate people without getting caught. You run things from BEHIND the scenes, which is what a TRUE Slytherin would do. Look at Slughorn during potions, and you'll see what I mean.
Same; this is probably why we get along so well.Okay, you guys are all right that Harry's too noble to do something like that. Now me on the other hand, I'm a right damn bastard, and a child killer's gonna get no mercy from me. I'd want the little *censored*'s torment to last, to make him truly regret killing the kid, and then when he begs for mercy, lean down real close and ask him, very softly, if the girl begged for mercy before he killed her. And then I'd walk away.
This to me indicates that the agent is well aware that Lucius might object to his son being used that way, but hey, he didn't say not to. Trust me, this is a very common way to get around things, & offers a nice way of getting back at Draco for having to play at being his sycophant.Well, his 'patron' wanted him to use all means at his disposal, and he'd done so. Whether those means would be good for anything afterward was not his problem. The last communication he'd received had been quite clear on that point. The objective must be achieved.
We do? Based on what? I don't remember any references that would indicate that the AIP knows anything about the time travel.Think about it: we know he's aware of Harry's time travel, he's also likely aware of the many, MANY ways that this timeline can go straight to hell.
I don't know, that just seems to stretch the boundaries of believability, for me. I can't precisely say why, but it just doesn't make sense for him to have the kind of motivation he seems to possess and, at the same time, not know how badly things can turn out. Being ready and willing to kill and drug people for one's goals, to me, either speaks of a severely disturbed mental state or someone acting with the knowledge that their actions are preventing something far worse from coming about.I think you may be reading a bit too far into it personally. The person making that statement could simply believe that they know what they need to know in order to make their plans work enough that no matter what they come out with a win. You don't need future knowledge for that, you just have to be good enough at reading people to correctly estimate how they'll react to certain scenarios, and plan accordingly.
I think you're ascribing far too much personal motivation to the AiP. The specific motivation behind the AiP's plans is that they've been given a specific task with a specific deadline by their Patron. The ultimate personal motivation of the Agent is whatever it is that they get out of whatever deal they've made with their Patron. (EDIT: or whatever it is that their Patron has over them)I don't know, that just seems to stretch the boundaries of believability, for me. I can't precisely say why, but it just doesn't make sense for him to have the kind of motivation he seems to possess and, at the same time, not know how badly things can turn out. Being ready and willing to kill and drug people for one's goals, to me, either speaks of a severely disturbed mental state or someone acting with the knowledge that their actions are preventing something far worse from coming about.
I don't think so. I just went back and reviewed all the Author's Notes from chapter 38 onwards on fanfiction.net and I found no such inference. I also doubt he would make such a clarification before unveiling the details of the plot in the story itself, so unless you can actually point me to a source for this I'm going to assume you are misremembering something.I think it was also mentioned in the author's notes that Pettigrew's current master, the one that ordered the IRA attack, is Voldemint.
As you can see, it says nothing whatsoever about who Pettigrew's Master is. Similarly the last scene in that chapter is very carefully written to avoid identifying who Pettigrew's Master is. I'm sure the AuthorLord is happy to let you assume it was Voldemort, Keeping us guessing makes for a better reaction when the big reveal comes later on, but frankly I'll be quite surprised if that turns out to be the case.Also, there are no real-world political statements being made in the chapter. I have both English and Irish ancestors. Peter and his master are merely taking advantage of the situation, and those were the closest Muggles that met their criterion. If you don't think someone under the Imperius Curse would actively work to help formulate a cover story to fool their mates, I would only point out how that same curse was used on Pius Thicknesse in canon to subvert the Ministry of Magic – he was actively participating in the new regime as well. In the long run, I think that Unforgiveable has the scariest implications if used intelligently.
I agree that blackmail is unlikely to be the motivation. It's evident to me that this Patron uses a silver tongue to convince their operatives that what they want them to do is the right thing to do. That's how it worked with the IRA, why should it have been any different with the AiP?Wormy's always been a flighty coward with fluctuating allegiances, even in canon. Hell, that's why he died. Besides, blackmail only gets you so far. If the Patron has something on the Agent, then the Agent may well be working in secret to thwart the Patron's plans in subtle ways; blackmail does not breed loyalty, it breeds deceit. The Agent is loyal to his goals, at least from the way I understand his actions. That, to me, suggest that it isn't something like blackmail that's keeping him going, its something more altruistic, like preventing a calamitous war with the muggles.
I don't buy it. For one thing this was something Harry developed himself based a theoretical exercise with no apparent practical applications and Harry very carefully destroyed all his notes before he executed his plan. While Dumbledore's portrait would have known what he was attempting it wouldn't have known the precise details, so there would have been no way to follow him back the same way.A more...refined form of my previous theory:
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I've never watched DBZ so I have no idea what you're referencing. That said I just can't see Hastings even thinking that way. I also don't understand why you think Hastings would think that sabotaging Harry's attempts to avoid a nightmare scenario would somehow help to do so. The very concept makes no sense.I dunno, I see it kind of like the whole Trunks thing in Dragon Ball Z. Bulma didn't know that it'd change the timeline they were in, but it at least offered a chance of having at least ONE timeline that didn't suck. Also, Dumbledore may have been more observant than he let on, the man may be many negative things, but one thing he isn't is stupid. Hell, I'd go so far as to say that, magically, Dumbledore is every bit the genius he thinks he is.
I don't need evidence of absence though, as there was no evidence of presence to begin with.I will cop to misremembering the notes. Admittedly, its been a little bit since I last re-read NoFP...I've done so about a dozen times, already, lol. Still, though, just because He Who Is A Perpetual Loser doesn't outright say his patron is the Dork Lord doesn't mean it isn't. The absence of evidence isn't the evidence of absence.
-SCBut it appeared to me that this obviousness was an arranged obviousness.
In other words it was too obvious and therefore not obvious at all.
And this includes having an innocent bystander (Melissa Bulstrode) killed?Sib...you completely inverted my point. The actions of the Agent, to me, appear to largely be geared toward keeping Harry on his toes, not letting him get complacent, and disincentivising him from slacking off. Those would cause a nightmare scenario...again. Keeping Harry active, keeping him guessing, forcing him to keep using his brain and keep training will prevent such a thing because he, and his friends, will be both mentally and physically ready when the fight starts again. To put it simply, if you slack off, you die.
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