Colin Crevy's Reign of Terror (was: Marauder parallels)

[milz]

No: HPFGUIDX 5288

--- In HPforGrownups at egroups.com, Peg Kerr <pkerr06 at a...> wrote:
> 
> 
> managirl19 at a... wrote:
> 
> > In a message dated 11/5/2000 10:12:04 PM Eastern Standard Time,
> > lrcjestes at m... writes:
> >
> > > Pettigrew is such a wormy guy, I would think Neville if anyone, 
although
> > >  that would be an insult to Neville and as we found out more 
about Neville
> > in
> > >  GoF..it might be unbelievable as well.
> >
> > What about Colin Crevy? I was reading a fic where he turned out to 
have
> > Vldemorts all evil powers transported to him... alright, that's 
not the pont,
> > but it makes sense in a way. He hero worships Harry.. hmmm...
> 
> I can't remember whether it was that particular fic writer who was 
arguing on this
> listserve that he/she was CONVINCED that Colin was going to go bad, 
or whether it
> was someone else, but I know that theory has been floated before, 
and it just
> baffles me.  Okay, conceivably if a whole string of events happens, 
beyond what
> JKR has written, it could turn out that way: Harry violently tells 
Colin to get
> lost AND throws the Goblet of Fire at his head, AND Colin happens to 
flunk all his
> tests that term so he's in an uncharacteristically bad mood AND 
Colin swears
> enternal revenge AND the Deatheater recruitment squad just happens 
to show up on
> Colin's doorstep . . . ok, it's conceivable, if you want to set it 
out that way.
> And, as the saying goes, I am the Queen of Romania.
> 
> I just don't see any support in the text for Colin to become chief 
of the evil
> squad, any more than I see any support for the idea that Dumbledore 
might ditch
> his academic career to try for a spot on the team as a discus 
thrower at the
> Olympics.
> 
> At a certain point, what-ifs can be spun out so far that they bear 
no resemblance
> to the characters the author originally created.
> 
> But I suppose that's what fan fiction is for.
> 
> Peg

While Colin and Peter "hero-worshipped" a Potter, there hasn't been 
any indication that Colin wants the protection of powerful friends, as 
Peter did (PoA, Sirius points it out). 

:-) Milz