[HPforGrownups] Re: Snape's Task

[Samaporn Teeravechyan]

No: HPFGUIDX 15768


Hi - newbie here =). I picked up the 'Prisoner of Azkaban' (my favourite
book in the series) for a quick 5-minute read two nights ago, and decided
that I just had to reread the whole thing. After a day of relative
obsession, I ended up here =). Now on to the topic at hand ...

>> I think that's an understatement; he's been close to Dumbledore for
>> twelve years, V. obviously knows he's gone and declares he must be
>> killed.  There are just too many people around who know where he's
>> been.  
>
>You're taking the bait and assuming he's the DE Voldemort was talking
about.. 
>I think Voldemort was refering to someone else.. JKR made sure he didn't say 
>the name of who he was refering to, and I think there's a surprise there.

It may very well be bait, but a very devious one at that. From the text, I
would assume that there are two, and only two, free Death Eaters missing:
one coward and one apostate, most probably Karkaroff and Snape
respectively. I don't have 'The Goblet of Fire' with me, but if my memory
serves, Karkaroff hadn't been revealed as a Death Eater yet, nor did the
reader know for sure that both had the Dark Mark on their arms, so it
wouldn't be surprising that the names were omitted. Oh, and a third absent
Death Eater wasn't named as well, since Crouch Jr. hadn't been revealed
either. Personally, I think the surprise factor in that passage was meant
to cover unknown elements within the book.

Snape does say later that when the Dark Mark glows (or burns or whatever),
the Death Eaters (or at least those who have the Mark?) are expected to
apparate to their Master's side, implying that both he and Karkaroff were
supposed to do so. It would be reasonable to assume that their absence was
noted by Voldemort as the two who were missing. 

Samaporn



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