Chapter 1??? (SPOILER WARNING)

[bostonlsu81]

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From: bostonlsu81
Subject: RE: Chapter 1??? (SPOILER WARNING)
Reply To: [Yahoo! #4590] RE: Chapter 1??? (SPOILER WARNING)
Date: 7/19/00 11:06 am  (ET)

> Joywitch raised this question a few days ago -- and it's still in my
> inbox. Imagine. Anyway . . . here's the spoiler space. Heed the
> Spoiler Warning. Hopefully this is enough. Okay, here goes
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> <<<Chapter 2.... have we been discussing Chapter 1 for a whole week
> already? Did anyone ever figure out what the hell Voldy was talking
> about in Chapter 1 when he said that one more murder and his path to
> Harry would be clear? I have assumed that he was refering to Crouch
> Sr., but that Wormtail convinced him to keep Crouch alive for awhile
> so that people wouldnt get suspicious.>>>
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> I'm just glad I'm not the only one who's still confused on this point.
> The only murder that would truly "clear the path to Harry Potter" is
> Dumbledore, isn't it? I'm not so sure *how* Crouch Sr.'s murder would
> "clear the path" to Harry. But, that does *seem* to be the one they
> were referring to (Crouch Sr. that is). Puzzling.
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Perhaps the Big V was talking about the abduction of the real Moody. Just
like Bertha, they kept him alive while they needed him, but he was going
to be a dead man as soon as the plan was finished. That crime definitely
cleared the path to Harry.