Chapter 1??? (SPOILER WARNING)

[joywitch999]

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From: joywitch999
Subject: RE: Chapter 1??? (SPOILER WARNING)
Reply To: [Yahoo! #4598] RE: Chapter 1??? (SPOILER WARNING)
Date: 7/19/00 1:48 pm  (ET)

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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.

Both Penny and bostons comments comments on my question are interesting
but confirm my feeling that this is still very much of a mystery. I just
hope that the answer is NOT that it is an example of sloppy writing or
poor editing resulting from the fact that JKR is writing very quickly
to satisfy her voracious readers and the books are receiving very little
editing or proofreading due to security measures.