All the more reason to suspect that Albus had his Order members, and his supporters in the Ministry spin a fine tale of their blameless infant savior.
Because, that really is the question. Why would *anyone* think the fact that the child survived was due to anything that the *child* did -- or was. It almost reads like a deliberate distraction. Why would they think that the child had even been under attack when the Dark Lord bought it? No one knew what was in the prophecy but Albus and Snape (and Tom) Rookwood, in the DoM knew there *was* a prophecy, but not what it said. No more did any of the DEs, let alone the wizarding public.
And who leaked the information about the kid's so highly distinctive scar? Admittedly, all it would have taken was for someone to get Hagrid drunk, but who knew that he was the one to ask?
Rowling consistently fumbles the ball over who knew what, when, or how.
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Date: 2010-09-14 10:41 pm (UTC)Because, that really is the question. Why would *anyone* think the fact that the child survived was due to anything that the *child* did -- or was. It almost reads like a deliberate distraction. Why would they think that the child had even been under attack when the Dark Lord bought it? No one knew what was in the prophecy but Albus and Snape (and Tom) Rookwood, in the DoM knew there *was* a prophecy, but not what it said. No more did any of the DEs, let alone the wizarding public.
And who leaked the information about the kid's so highly distinctive scar? Admittedly, all it would have taken was for someone to get Hagrid drunk, but who knew that he was the one to ask?
Rowling consistently fumbles the ball over who knew what, when, or how.