[HPforGrownups] Curses lesson

[Amanda Lewanski]

No: HPFGUIDX 6332

heidi wrote:

> Here's my new theory on this: It happened this way because Voldemort only
> expected one person (Harry) to come through the Portkey, and since he
> (Voldemort) was just waiting, wrapped in blankets, for the Placing In The
> Cauldron Process to begin,a nd since the two of them had planned it that
> Wormtail would need Voldemort's wand to tie harry up & set the fire for the
> potion, etc., wormtail was using the wand (since he didn't have one of his
> own) and therefore, Voldemort was in no position to use his wand to kill The
> Unexpected Cedric, because he'd let wormtail hold/use it.

A couple of ideas:
1. Voldemort killed Frank because he was not dangerous at all. An old Muggle.
Wormtail killed Cedric because Cedric was in a position to defend himself, thus
a danger to Voldemort in his (then) iffy state.

2. Wormtail happened to be holding the wand, and they wanted the potentially
dangerous "spare" dealt with immediately before he could react. Cedric did
qualify for the tournament and was tied for the lead, after all; he was a
genuine threat.

3. Wormtail had met Harry before, and Voldemort hadn't seen him since infancy.
Granted, Harry looks loads like James, but we only know one certain instance
where Voldemort was face-to-face with James. Wormtail killed Cedric because he
knew for certain, then, which boy was the "spare" and which was Harry.

Okay, that's all I could think of. Probably the answer according to Jo: Because.
No biggie, he happened to be holding the wand.

--Amanda