Well they didn't kill Raz, so they can't have been that good at it. But even so, do you really think they were killing people by pushing them off cliffs and such? I can't think of any curse that ends up with the other person dead that isn't dark.

Not an entirely inane idea, building an army, but an army needs to be trained and fed and organised, which has to be an enormous strain on resources. Not to mention time and planning. And how will they know when their army is built and ready? Is it all about waiting until the muggleborn babies are grown? Do those babies even get a choice in whether they become soldiers or not? Sounds like the sort of arrangement where, in exchange for a wand, you're expected to put it to good use for the Order one day.

I'm not saying that's what it is, I'm saying that's what it sounds like.

I can't believe I'm going to say this, but I think Sirius Black had it right with the Grim Truths. You have to reach the people and change them. The problem is that he wasn't and isn't the right person for the message. He is a fugitive and a boogeyman. Even if what he says niggles at a person, in the end they'll do what they're told because that's what they know, and what you know always feels safe, even if it isn't.

But it sounds like Dominic Selwyn might have been the right person.