[HPforGrownups] Karkaroff (was Re: Hufflepuffs have evil potential?)

[Dave Hardenbrook]

No: HPFGUIDX 17491

At 02:56 PM 4/23/01 -0700, Magda Grantwich wrote:
>Perhaps he will return to the DEs in the fifth or sixth book but
>considering his lack of backbone, I doubt that Lord V. would use him
>for anything but target practice.

Of course, that's what we used to say about Wormtail...

> > How about Snape as the coward who will be punished...
>
>Why do you think Snape is a coward?

*We* don't, but maybe V does...

Of course, Karkaroff and Snape are whom JKR *wants* us
to think V is talking about, but maybe they're completely different
people...?  I'm starting to think that for all we know, it's
the Bulgarian MoM and Old Archie!

> > and Fudge as the one who has left forever who will be killed?
>
>I would be surprised if Fudge was more than at best a bureaucratic
>twit or at worst a ministry turncoat funneling secrets to the Dark
>Side without doing anything icky that might stain his robes.

I think Fudge is probably just a typical politician, afraid to rock the
boat.  I even think he may know in his heart that Dumbledore is
right and V is back.  But political career comes first -- Let's keep
our priorities straight!



                                                 -- Dave