I think Harry would have to believe that discussing the end of the world would be more likely to increase the chance of world destruction than to reduce it in order for the Vow to stop him.
Note that he did change the subject to lesser hazards after the end of the world was brought up by Moody.
By the way, I wouldn’t be surprised if “the end of the world” is Moody’s stock response to “what’s the worst that could happen?” in any context.
By the way, I wouldn’t be surprised if “the end of the world” is Moody’s stock response to “what’s the worst that could happen?” in any context.
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I’m not sure about that. That could be Harry’s stock response—“there was always a slight probability for the end of the world and this suggestion will not completely eliminate that probability”. But Moody’s? I would expect him to quickly make a list of all the things that could go wrong for each suggested course of action.
I could see a world where “the end of the world” is Moody’s stock response to questions like “what’s the worst that could happen?” if Harry Potter is the one asking the question, but not in general.
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I think Harry would have to believe that discussing the end of the world would be more likely to increase the chance of world destruction than to reduce it in order for the Vow to stop him.
Note that he did change the subject to lesser hazards after the end of the world was brought up by Moody.
By the way, I wouldn’t be surprised if “the end of the world” is Moody’s stock response to “what’s the worst that could happen?” in any context.
(this is no longer spoiler so we no longer need to hide it)
I’m not sure about that. That could be Harry’s stock response—“there was always a slight probability for the end of the world and this suggestion will not completely eliminate that probability”. But Moody’s? I would expect him to quickly make a list of all the things that could go wrong for each suggested course of action.
I could see a world where “the end of the world” is Moody’s stock response to questions like “what’s the worst that could happen?” if Harry Potter is the one asking the question, but not in general.