Question about Death Eaters

[bostonlsu81]

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From: bostonlsu81
Subject: Re: Question about Death Eaters
Reply To: [Yahoo! #5762] Question about Death Eaters
Date: 8/4/00 10:59 pm  (ET)

> Hi guys. Since I don't know if we are still using these I will to be
> on the safe side. o o o oo o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o
> Okay here goes. I just finished my reread of GoF and I have a
> question. When Voldermort is "reviewing" his troops at the end he is
> discussing his Death Eaters and who has been loyal to him. HE states
> "One, who I believe has left me forever...he will be killed of course"
> Now is he talking about Snape, or is it someone else. I figured the
> one too cowardly to return is Karkaroff, but I wasn't sure about the
> other one.

I jumped to the same conclusion on first reading that section. However,
I've switched these two characters around after thinking things over
for a while. I bet Karkaroff is the one who will be killed, while Snape
is the "coward" who didn't come to the meeting when called. That seems
like the sort of logic the Big V might use. Plus, this sort of switch
is just the sort of thing I've learned to expect in this series --
things are almost never what they first appear!