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Order Only: Alliances
Dec. 27th, 2012 10:33 amSnape asked if I know anything about alliances amongst the Death Eaters. Can't say that there's much I'm certain of, but reckon I could offer some speculation.
The truest alliance in the council is between all of those who fought and risked their lives to bring Voldemort into power. Call them the old guard, if you like, though some of them, like Crouch Jr., are younger than I am. I've said it before, but the core of that lot see each other as family (and are family, in some cases), despite their surface differences. The group Miss Granger reported on represents that core, more or less. I reckon Antosha's return has united them more closely than ever before.
And then there's the others on the council who slipped in as the pieces of the Protectorate fell into place. They didn't risk much or contribute to the fight, but they have benefited by aligning themselves with the powers that be. The old guard regards them as scavenging opportunists, lacking in the strong pureblood ideals that characterise the old guard.
Looking at Miss Granger's report, I'd say that some of the old guard might feel threatened by those in the new, though it's hard to say - might just be aiming to remind the newer folk of their place on the rungs. Either way, it's good that there's tension in the ranks. For us, that is. Means they're distracted. Though it'd be better yet if there were fissures within the old guard itself.
Like I said, they're family to one another, but doesn't mean they don't have their weak spots. If you ask me, Lestrange is one of them. The younger one, that is. Maybe Selwyn and Rosier, as well. Even Malfoy, if you press right. Not Bellatrix and not Crouch, Jr, though.
Interesting that Malfoy says going to court is dangerous. I doubt that's much to do with Strangeweale or Glendower, and more down to the Lord Protector's state of mind.
The truest alliance in the council is between all of those who fought and risked their lives to bring Voldemort into power. Call them the old guard, if you like, though some of them, like Crouch Jr., are younger than I am. I've said it before, but the core of that lot see each other as family (and are family, in some cases), despite their surface differences. The group Miss Granger reported on represents that core, more or less. I reckon Antosha's return has united them more closely than ever before.
And then there's the others on the council who slipped in as the pieces of the Protectorate fell into place. They didn't risk much or contribute to the fight, but they have benefited by aligning themselves with the powers that be. The old guard regards them as scavenging opportunists, lacking in the strong pureblood ideals that characterise the old guard.
Looking at Miss Granger's report, I'd say that some of the old guard might feel threatened by those in the new, though it's hard to say - might just be aiming to remind the newer folk of their place on the rungs. Either way, it's good that there's tension in the ranks. For us, that is. Means they're distracted. Though it'd be better yet if there were fissures within the old guard itself.
Like I said, they're family to one another, but doesn't mean they don't have their weak spots. If you ask me, Lestrange is one of them. The younger one, that is. Maybe Selwyn and Rosier, as well. Even Malfoy, if you press right. Not Bellatrix and not Crouch, Jr, though.
Interesting that Malfoy says going to court is dangerous. I doubt that's much to do with Strangeweale or Glendower, and more down to the Lord Protector's state of mind.
