It’s not a great plan from the long view, either. Taking it as given that Harry can pull it off, he’s now a clear suspect—he produced enough drama at the trial to get everyone’s attention even if Hermione wasn’t known to most of Hogwarts and probably the wizarding tabloids as Harry’s not-my-girlfriend. As if that wasn’t enough, his name also came up during the last breakout. It’d be fairly obvious, as soon as the first person stops laughing at the prospect of a first-year student staging a jailbreak.
After that, Harry doesn’t have the resources or backing to stay in Britain (or to stage a coup). I’d consider it likely, but not certain, for there to be wizarding nations which object strongly enough to the judicial use of Dementors that amnesty might be an option, but I’d rule that out here on narrative grounds.
It’s not a great plan from the long view, either. Taking it as given that Harry can pull it off, he’s now a clear suspect—he produced enough drama at the trial to get everyone’s attention even if Hermione wasn’t known to most of Hogwarts and probably the wizarding tabloids as Harry’s not-my-girlfriend. As if that wasn’t enough, his name also came up during the last breakout. It’d be fairly obvious, as soon as the first person stops laughing at the prospect of a first-year student staging a jailbreak.
After that, Harry doesn’t have the resources or backing to stay in Britain (or to stage a coup). I’d consider it likely, but not certain, for there to be wizarding nations which object strongly enough to the judicial use of Dementors that amnesty might be an option, but I’d rule that out here on narrative grounds.